Benban Solar Park
Aswan, Egypt, Middle East
Completed · Energy · Utility-Scale Solar PV Park · Arid · 2019
At 1,650 MW installed capacity, Benban is the world's largest solar park at completion, covering 37 km² near Aswan and connecting 41 independent power plants to the Egyptian national grid. The project pioneered a concession model allowing 41 separate IPP contractors to build individual plants on a shared land-allocation and transmission framework.
Innovation highlights
- 1,650 MW capacity — largest solar park in the world at commissioning
- 41-IPP concurrent construction model on shared grid infrastructure
- bifacial panel deployment exploiting high desert albedo for rear-face gain
- integrated sand drift management earthworks designed for 30-year panel protection
- replicable concession framework adopted as template for Africa solar roll-out
- Client / Developer
- Egypt Electricity Holding Company / private IPPs
- Architect
- N/A (engineering-led)
- Engineer
- Lahmeyer International / multiple
- Type
- Utility-Scale Solar PV Park
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