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Egypt and Libya regional electrical interconnection as the first stage of the completion of the regional electrical interconnection of the North African Region.

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Basic Information

Project Title	Egypt and Libya regional electrical interconnection as the first stage of the completion of the regional electrical interconnection of the North African Region.
PIDA Sector	Energy
PIDA Sub-sector	Transmission Lines
Member States	Egypt
Region	Northern Africa
Beneficiary Countries	Egypt, Libya
Regional Economic Community	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Project Institution	Ministry of Electricity & Renewable Energy , Egypt

Strategic Alignment and Regional Commitment

Source in the National Master Plan	Establishing strong interconnection between Egypt and North African power networks as recorded in Egypt strategic vision of being a regional energy hub.
Source in the REC Master Plan	EAPP Master Plan
Brief Description of the Project	An alternating current (AC) transmission line of about 165 km to exchange a capacity of (1000) megawatts with a voltage of (500/400) kV., Saloum (Egypt) 500 kV.– Tobruk (Libya) 400 kV., with a back-to-back 500/400 kV converter station rated 1000 MW.
Objective and Rationale for the Project	It is suggested for that stage of the track to be Egypt - Libya electrical grid with a path of length of about 165 km from Saloum (Egypt) to Tobruk (Libya) to complete the North regional electrical interconnection.
Location/Site	from Saloum (Egypt) to Tobruk (Libya).
Image/Map Files	MapCropped.jpg
Existing or Planned Projects along the proposed project	The project serves a planned infrastructure asset of another sector, but there is more than 50% overlap in the geography serviced by the proposed project and the other sector planned asset.
Please provide more details for your choice above	Completion of the North regional interconnection as a part of a future suggested giant continental electricity interconnection grid in Africa accompanied with a regional telecommunication network and a regional Wild road .
Technical Specifications of the Project	An alternating current (AC) transmission line of about 165 km to transmit a capacity of (1000) megawatts with a voltage of (500/400) kV., Saloum (Egypt) 500 kV.– Tobruk (Libya) 400 kV., with a back-to-back 500/400 kV converter station rated 1000 MW., (two sections rated 500 kV. each).
Market Size	The two regional power pools : (EAPP , COMELEC)
Project Financial (in USD)	About 300 Million US Dollars approximately (Transmission lines - converter Station – Right of Way – Extension Bays).
Gender Procurement actions	The project will seek to have a procurement preference for women.
Last Milestone Known	S2A - Pre-Feasibility

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