Chinese state - owned Sinohydro will collaborate with the Egyptian authorities to construct a 500 MW pumped - storage power plant , energy from which will be put into long - term storage . Work is expected to get underway at Jabal Ataqa , near Cairo , in June . The administration worked to double power stations in Egypt to sustain an estimated 25,000 megawatts, he added. When complete , the plant will be the first of its kind in the Middle East . Egyptian Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said the hydropower plant was among several measures aimed at optimising the country 's electricity supply , including renewing old power stations and building 6,000 MW - worth of clean coal plants .
Chinese state - owned Sinohydro will collaborate with the Egyptian authorities to construct a 500 MW pumped - storage power plant , energy from which will be put into long - term storage . Work is expected to get underway at Jabal Ataqa , near Cairo , in June . When complete , the plant will be the first of its kind in the Middle East . Egyptian Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said the hydropower plant was among several measures aimed at optimising the country 's electricity supply , including renewing old power stations and building 6,000 MW - worth of clean coal plants .