Gamesa Electric has signed a new contract with Scatec Solar for the supply of 66 x 5MVA PV Solar Power Stations for the projects located in Benban (Aswan) in Egypt.
The six solar power plants will supply a total of 400MW as part of the Power Purchase Agreement between Scatec Solar and the Egyptian government. Gamesa Electric will supply 66 Solar Power Stations for a total of 132 high efficiency Gamesa E-2.5 MVA-SB-I PV Inverters at 1500Vdc.
For each one of these plants, a Power Plant Controller will be also supplied to coordinate the response of the PV inverters and fulfil the demanding plant's connection requirements according to the country's Grid Code.
The projects will provide all the power generated to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company under a 25 years Power Purchase Agreement.
