Featured in Supersized Solar – 05-2015

Egypt embraces the sun … again

Egypt: Can the country’s lofty goals of installing a FIT-driven 2.3 GW of solar PV by 2017 be realized, or is this yet another unsustainable solar policy built on shifting sands? pv magazine investigates.
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Egypt probably hasn’t seen such excitement about solar power since Pharaoh Akhenaten established the new capital city of Akhetaten in honor of the sun more than 3,000 years ago. While Akhenaten’s lofty vision did not exactly meet with overwhelming support, the country’s current ruler, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has similarly ambitious plans to build a …

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