Steady State Analysis and Impact of Benban Solar Park on The Egyptian Transmission System 9

Abstract

Egypt is progressing from a power system with old traditional thermal power stations to a cutting-edge power system with a profoundly productive combined cycle power plants (Siemens 14.4 GW power plants) and an expanding portion of sustainable power sources. By 2022, Egypt intends to produce 20 % of its power from renewables [1]. Benban Solar Park venture is considered as the world's largest solar power plant, with total capacity of about 1.8 GW. The large renewable power stations, especially the solar power plants, have a significant effect on power systems stability due to rapid and large fluctuations in power generation caused by various factors such as the intermittency of solar irradiance, climate change and tripping out of power electronic based converters connected to the system. This paper presents the specialized technical details of the assessment and results to ensure that the Egyptian Transmission System (ETS) is capable to evacuate the renewable power in safe manner under various operating conditions