Hitachi Energy’s innovative technology supports Egypt’s grid expansion

Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, announced today that it has placed in service its state-of-the-art power quality solution, SVC Light®, to improve grid stability and expand transmission capacity in the strategic Owainat development area in southwest Egypt, where desert wasteland is being reclaimed for agricultural use.

The solution – for Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), the national grid operator - is also part of the government’s plan to make the country a regional hub for electricity exchange with Africa and Europe. The project supports the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 7 – ensuring that all people have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.

Hitachi Energy provided a fully engineered power quality solution based on its SVC Light static synchronous compensator technology (STATCOM) to expand grid capacity and provide more power for rural development and a rapidly increasing population. The solution strengthens and stabilizes the power grid by providing reactive power compensation and dynamic voltage support to keep the grid stable at the required voltage.