President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified a US$60 million loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development to finance an expansion project of Al-Shabab power plant.
The agreement was signed by the Egyptian government earlier on November 1st, 2014.
The project aims to add 500 megawatts to the Al-Shabab power plant, giving it a total capacity of 1500 megawatts.