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EGYPT
An electrical interconnection is
being constructed between Egypt and
Saudi Arabia. The project will include creating
a transmission line to transfer gas between the two
countries at peak times for each country, at a maximum
of 3,000 MW. The line will also be used for an electricity
trade exchange, especially during the winter. The 500 kV DC
interconnection between both grids, which are the largest in the
Southern Mediterranean region, starts at Badr in Egypt passing by
Tabuk and ends at El-Madinah El Munawara in Saudi Arabia. The
project consists of three rectifier stations, in Badr-Egypt and
in Tabuk and El-Madinah El Munawara in Saudi Arabia. The
rectifier station is connected by overhead High Voltage
Direct Current (HVDC)Lines with the length of 1300
km and a submarine cable passing by Gulf of
Aqaba for the direct interconnection of
both grids.
GUINEA
A bauxite mine is to be developed at Sangared in the
Boké region. Bauxite is the ore from which most of the
world’s aluminium is derived. Material mined at the facility
will be refined into alumina feed stock for smelters. The
project will have an annual production capacity of 12 million
tonnes and will also include a dedicated export terminal at
Port Kamsar and upgrades to existing rail infrastructure for
in-land logistics.
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