- NREA and JICA were in the process of establishing a 20 MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant, to be connected to the national electricity grid.
- Project site was allocated in Hurghada, in the wind farm area, approximately 9 Km north of Hurghada City.
- ESIA was developed in accordance with Egyptian Environmental Law 4 of 1994 and its executive regulations amended in 2012, as well as JICA’s environmental standards and guidelines.
- ESIA covered all the components of the plant at the site preparation, construction, start up, and operation phases.