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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samy Magdy and Jack Jeffery

In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

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From a distance, the endless landscape of solar panels stretching toward the horizon can easily be mistaken for crops nearing harvest. But here in the desert in southern Egypt, workers have been cultivating another precious commodity: electricity.

After the sun strikes the photovoltaic solar panels, a thermal charge generates electricity that runs to four government-owned power stations distributing power across Egypt's national grid.

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