Correction: COP27-Egypt-Renewables story

Nov 10, 2022, 11:11 PM | Updated: Nov 12, 2022, 7:24 am

Engineers talk next to photovoltaic solar panels at Benban Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar power plant in the world, in Aswan, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

BENBAN, Egypt (AP) — In a story published Nov. 11, 2022, about Egypt’s steps toward increasing renewable energy production, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the company Lekela is associated with the Benban, a solar park. Lekela is an Amsterdam-headquartered company that focuses on wind power and operates a wind farm near Egypt’s Red Sea coast.

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The sun sets behind photovoltaic solar panels at Benban Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar power plant in the world, in Aswan, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Engineers talk next to photovoltaic solar panels at Benban Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar power plants in the world, in Aswan, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Engineers drive an electric powered car as they monitor the photovoltaic solar panels at Benban Solar Park, one of world's largest solar power plant in the world, in Aswan, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

FILE - Wind turbines at Lekela wind power station generate electricity, near the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb, Egypt, Oct. 12, 2022. The Arab world's most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

FILE - Cargo ships sail past Lekela wind power station near the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb, Egypt, Oct. 12, 2022. The Arab world's most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Thousands of photovoltaic solar panels generate electricity at Benban Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar power plant in the world, in Aswan, Egypt, Oct. 19, 2022. The Arab world's most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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