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Region / power pool	Northern Africa · COMELEC;EAPP
Main offtaker	EETC
Regulator	EgyptERA
PPA framework	Not yet researched
Currency / convertibility	EGP · Not yet researched
GDP per capita	$3,086 (2025, World Bank)
Sovereign ratings	Moody’s — · S&P — · IMF DSA —
Last updated	pending

Installed renewables

2015–2024, MW (IRENA)

Deals

every row source-linked

Date	Deal	Type	$m	Conf
2026-07-16	NWFE Electricity Grid Reinforcement Project	grant	43	A
2026-07-13	Dandara Solar Power Project (Phase 1)	project_finance	66	A
2026-07-10	West Minya Solar and BESS	corporate_debt	30	B
2026-06-30	West Minya Solar Power Project	grant	560	A
2026-06-29	West Minya Solar and BESS	project_finance	560	A
2026-06-23	Scatec Egypt Portfolio Expansion	project_financepledge	5,000	A
2026-06-16	Egypt renewable energy grid investment	corporate_debt	807	B
2026-06-08	Egypt wind plant deal	equity_raise	420	B
2026-06-08	Gabal El Zeit Wind Complex	project_finance	420	A
2026-06-08	Jabal El-Zeit wind power plant	project_finance	420	A
2026-06-03	EBRD-backed Egypt wind projects	corporate_debt	200	B
2026-06-01	Sany Egypt wind turbine factory	equity_raise	300	B
2026-05-25	EBRD prospective loans for Egypt wind farms	corporate_debt	—	B
2026-05-18	Nefer Benban solar project	corporate_debt	70	B
2026-05-18	Nile Sugar Company expansion	corporate_debt	40	A
2026-05-14	Infinity Power hybrid renewable project	corporate_debt	—	B
2026-05-07	Egypt SAF Production Facility (Sokhna)	project_finance	212	A
2026-05-05	Tahya Misr renewable energy financing framework	grant	—	B
2026-05-05	Egypt Wind and BESS Expansion Program	project_finance	—	B
2026-04-29	Benban solar-plus-storage project	project_finance	65	A
2026-04-28	AMEA Power renewable energy and storage portfolio	equity_raise	1,480	B
2026-04-22	HAU Energy	corporate_debt	65	B
2026-04-18	1.1GW Egypt Wind Project	project_finance	140	A
2026-04-17	Dandara Solar Power Project (Phase 1)	project_finance	80	B
2026-04-17	Suez Wind	project_finance	140	A
2026-04-14	Benban Solar and BESS Project	project_finance	65	A
2026-03-26	Cairo 3A Solar Project	corporate_debt	1	B
2026-03-18	Ras Ghareb Wind Power Project	project_finance	—	B
2026-03-13	Cairo 3A Hybrid Solar Project	project_finance	1	A
2026-02-28	Egypt Green Hydrogen Project (Scatec-led)	grant	37	B
2026-02-28	Egypt Grid Modernisation Programme	grant	97	B
2026-02-28	Engazaat	equity_raise	100	B
2026-02-27	Obelisk Solar and BESS Project	project_finance	23	A
2026-02-13	Egypt Green Hydrogen Project (Ain Sokhna)	grant	37	A
2026-02-05	EETC Grid Upgrade (NWFE)	project_finance	216	A
2026-01-27	Cornex New Energy Co., Ltd. / GCL Group	equity_raise	700	B
2026-01-27	Karm Holding	equity_raise	610	B
2026-01-27	Abydos II Solar PV Project (AMEA Power)	corporate_debt	37	B
2026-01-27	Suzhou Wuzhong / Kemet	equity_raise	500	B
2026-01-27	AMEA Power (Abydos II)	equity_raise	37	B
2026-01-21	Obelisk Solar Project	project_finance	150	A
2026-01-19	Energy Valley Solar Project	project_finance	1,800	A
2026-01-12	Scatec; Sungrow	equity_raise	1,800	B
2026-01-08	Ridgewood for Water Desalination	corporate_debt	6	B
2026-01-08	Government of Egypt	corporate_debt	750	B
2026-01-07	Jabal Al-Zait Wind Farm	ma	350	B
2025-12-18	Abydos II Solar Storage Project	project_finance	572	A
2025-12-16	Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company	corporate_debt	235	B
2025-12-14	Amea Power	corporate_debt	37	A
2025-11-30	Government of Egypt	grant	59	B
2025-11-30	Egypt-Germany Debt Swap	grant	50	B
2025-11-30	Egypt-Germany Cooperation	grant	86	B
2025-11-30	Risk Management Mechanisms Phase II	grant	15	B
2025-11-30	Solid Waste Management Project Phase III	grant	20	B
2025-11-30	Energy Efficiency and Digitalisation Programme	grant	1	B
2025-11-30	Destiny Energy	equity_raise	210	B
2025-11-30	Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC)	grant	951	B
2025-11-23	Sustainable Green Industries (GSI) programme	guarantee_facility	293	A
2025-11-18	NWFE Energy Pillar Grid Infrastructure	guarantee_facility	369	A
2025-11-10	Infinity Power pan-African pipeline	equity_raise	40	A
2025-11-10	Egypt wind farm grid projects (Germany debt swap)	grant	54	C
2025-10-28	Ras Ghareb Wind Farm	project_finance	153	A
2025-10-07	EgyptAlum Solar Project	project_finance	—	—
2025-10-05	Karmsolar	corporate_debt	6	B
2025-10-04	CSG Holding	equity_raise	247	B
2025-10-02	Tagaddod	equity_raise	26	B
2025-09-29	CEEC	equity_raise	1,000	B
2025-09-29	Infinity Power (JV Infinity & Masdar)	corporate_debt	74	B
2025-09-29	Egypt Ministry of Finance + EBRD	grant	11	A
2025-09-20	Egypt Climate Partnership	project_finance	3,600	A
2025-09-16	Egypt Ministry of Finance; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	grant	11	A
2025-08-01	Banque Misr	corporate_debt	100	B
2025-08-01	Atom Solar Egypt	equity_raise	220	B
2025-07-10	Egyptalum & Scatec	equity_raise	650	B
2025-06-19	Sunrev Solar	equity_raise	200	B
2025-06-19	South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (SCEDC)	grant	55	B
2025-06-19	Egypt (Government)	grant	22	A
2025-06-16	Aswan BESS 300MWh (AMEA Power)	project_finance	—	A
2025-06-15	Obelisk Solar + BESS	project_finance	590	A
2025-06-13	British International Investment (BII)	corporate_debt	300	A
2025-05-30	Egyptian "NWFE" programme (Energy pillar)	corporate_debt	102	B
2025-04-20	Regional Control Center Project	corporate_debt	68	B
2025-02-18	Egypt	corporate_debt	2,290	A
2024-12-31	Suez Wind	project_finance	1,200	A

Project pipeline

Project	Tech	MW	Status
Egypt 5.6 GW Renewable Energy Portfolio	Hybrid	5,600	ppa_signed
Zaafarana Wind Farm Repowering Project	Hybrid	5,200	late_development
Tahya Misr Wind Power Projects	Wind	4,750	early_development
Egypt–Saudi Power Interconnection	Grid	3,000	construction
GREGY Interconnector	Grid	3,000	early_development
Kemet Renewable Energy Programme	Hybrid	2,720	early_development
Hassan Allam-Infinity Renewable Portfolio	Hybrid	2,500	late_development
ACWA Power Egypt Wind Farm	Wind	2,000	operational
ACWA Power South Hurghada plant	Wind	2,000	late_development
Egypt Amun Green Ammonia	Hybrid	2,000	early_development
Naga Hammadi solar project	Solar	2,000	late_development
North Gulf of Suez 2GW Wind Project	Wind	2,000	late_development
Scatec Egypt Hybrid Mega-Project	Hybrid	1,950	ppa_signed
Minya Solar-plus-Storage Project	Solar	1,950	ppa_signed
Scatec Egypt 1.95GW Solar/BESS Project	Hybrid	1,950	ppa_signed
Energy Valley (Scatec Minya Solar + BESS)	Hybrid	1,700	early_development
Energy Valley Project	Hybrid	1,700	ppa_signed
Nefer Menya Solar and Storage Project	Hybrid	1,200	late_development
1.1GW Egypt Wind Project	Wind	1,100	financing
ACWA Power 1 and 2 wind farms	Wind	1,100	construction
Egypt Aluminium & Scatec Project	Hybrid	1,100	early_development
Obelisk Solar + BESS	Hybrid	1,100	operational
Suez Wind	Wind	1,100	construction
Obelisk Solar Project	Hybrid	1,100	construction
Dandara Solar Power Project	Solar	1,100	late_development
EgyptAlum Solar Project	Solar	1,100	ppa_signed
Abydos II Solar Storage Project	Hybrid	1,000	operational
Benban 1 GW Solar + 600 MWh BESS	Hybrid	1,000	operational
Benban Integrated Solar and BESS Project	Hybrid	1,000	operational
Industrial Solar Initiative	Solar	1,000	late_development
West Minya Solar Power Project	solar_pv; bess	1,000	construction
Ras Shokeir 900 MW Wind Farm	Wind	900	ppa_signed
Shadwan Wind Poer Project	Wind	900	late_development
Shadwan Wind Project (Phase 1)	Wind	900	construction
Egypt 900 MW Wind Project	Wind	900	ppa_signed
Egypt 900 MW Onshore Wind Project	Wind	900	ppa_signed
Red Sea Wind Energy	Wind	650	operational
Gabal El Zeit Wind Complex	Wind	580	operational
Jabal El-Zeit wind power plant	Wind	580	ppa_signed
Jabal Al-Zait Wind Farm	Wind	580	operational
Amunet 500 MW Wind Power Project	Wind	500	operational
Amunet II Wind Project	Wind	500	early_development
Aswan Solar PV + BESS (AMEA Power)	Hybrid	500	operational
Dandara Solar Power Project (Phase 1)	Hybrid	500	construction
Kom Ombo solar power plant	Solar	500	operational
West Nile solar PV project	Solar	500	early_development
Abydos Solar-Plus-Storage Project	Hybrid	500	operational
El-Oweinat solar project (400 MW)	Solar	400	late_development
El-Oweinat solar project (320 MW)	Solar	320	late_development
Benban Solar Plant	Solar	200	construction
Benban Solar and BESS Project	Hybrid	200	financing
Benban solar-plus-storage project	Hybrid	200	financing
Nefer Benban Solar and Storage Project	Hybrid	200	construction
Ras Ghareb Wind Power Project	Wind	200	financing
Ras Ghareb Wind Farm	Wind	200	construction
Abydos BESS Project	BESS	150	operational
Egypt Green Hydrogen Project (Ain Sokhna)	Other	100	operational
Ain Sokhna Green Hydrogen Pilot	Other	100	late_development
New Valley P2P Solar Plant	Solar	100	late_development
Marsa Alam Solar Project (Phase 1)	Solar	40	late_development
Misr Cement 40MW PV Project	Solar	40	operational
IRSC 27 MW Solar Plant	Solar	27	ppa_signed
UEE-LONGi 20 MW Hybrid Solar Power Project	Solar	20	construction
Tarboul Industrial City 20 MW Solar Plant	Solar	20	early_development
ACC Solar Power Plant (Phase 2)	Solar	18	early_development
Arabian Cement 17.6MWp Solar Plant	Solar	18	ppa_signed
Beni Suef Governorate 18 MW solar plant	Solar	18	early_development
Misr Beni Suef Cement Solar Power Plant	Solar	18	operational
Misr Beni Suef Cement solar plant	Solar	18	operational
Marsa Alam Hybrid Solar Grid Expansion	Hybrid	10	late_development
Cairo 3A Hybrid Solar Project	Hybrid	5	construction
Esh El Mallaha Oil Facility Solar Project	Solar	1	operational
Grand Egyptian Museum: Integrated solar PV on Solar Boats Building and perimeter walls		1	operational
Grand Egyptian Museum Solar Power Station	Solar	0	operational
AMEA Power Egypt BESS Portfolio	BESS	—	late_development
Benban Battery Energy Storage System	BESS	—	operational
Egypt SAF Production Facility (Sokhna)	Other	—	financing
Egypt-Greece Interconnector	Solar	—	early_development
Naga Hammadi storage project	BESS	—	late_development
Nefertiti Benban and Horus Zafarana BESS Projects	BESS	—	late_development
Polar Hydro Egypt Waste-to-Energy Project	Other	—	early_development
Tahya Misr Independent Battery Energy Storage Projects	BESS	—	construction
Your electricity from your school	Solar	—	early_development
Zafarana Battery Energy Storage System	BESS	—	late_development
Energy Valley Solar Project	Solar	—	financing
Unnamed Solar-plus-Storage Project	Hybrid	—	ppa_signed
Tarboul Industrial City Substation	Grid	—	early_development
Farafra Solar Grid Expansion	Hybrid	—	operational
Egypt Biogas Feasibility Study	Other	—	early_development
Abydos BESS	BESS	—	operational

Tariffs & policy

2026-06-07	Electricity Market Regulatory Reform Programme Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-06-01	Outdoor Advertising Lighting Regulations, 2026 Prime Minister’s Office; Cabinet; National Authority for Regulating Outdoor Advertising
2026-05-24	National Airborne Mineral Survey Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
2026-05-21	Household Solar Expansion Program Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-05-18	Residential Rooftop Solar Deregulation Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-05-17	Integrated Sustainable Energy Strategy to 2035 (2026 Storage Target) Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-05-15	Industry Sun / Industrial Renewable Mandate Supreme Council of Energy; Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-05-04	Updated Renewable Energy Target 2028 Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-04-27	EBRD US$65m construction bridging loan for HAU Energy Benban solar PV and BESS project European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; HAU Energy; Infinity Power
2026-04-27	Egypt electricity consumption rationalisation plan Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-04-07	National Industrial Strategy (2026 Update) Ministry of Industry
2026-04-07	April 2026 Electricity Tariff Adjustment Government of Egypt
2026-04-06	Accelerated Renewable Energy Target 2028 Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2026-03-31	IMF Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) Climate Reform Agenda Government of Egypt; IMF; Central Bank of Egypt
2026-03-10	Fuel and CNG Price Adjustment March 2026 Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
2026-02-22	Circular No. 4/2026: Net Metering Regulatory Framework EgyptERA
2026-01-28	Industrial Solar Mandate and Manufacturing Initiative Government of Egypt
2025-12-02	Renewable Energy Project Incentive Framework Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
2025-11-04	Industrial Gas Subsidy Phase-out Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; EGAS
2025-10-03	Egypt Renewable Energy Roadmap 2027 Government of Egypt
2025-08-22	National CBAM Implementation Plan Cabinet; National Committee for Carbon Reduction
2025-08-20	SCZONE-Tokyo Metropolitan Government Green Hydrogen MoU Suez Canal Economic Zone; Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Generation mix

2025-12 · % of generation (Ember, CC-BY) · monthly, auto-refreshed

Solar2.2%

Wind3%

Hydro6.8%

Bioenergy0.1%

Fossil88%

Clean share, 2024-02 → 2025-12

Recent coverage

from the archive

2026-07-17	SWREL Reaches Financial Inflection Point in Q1 FY27: Reports ₹53.27 Crore Profit on ₹1,590 Crore Revenue as Record ₹13,000 Crore Order Book is Bolstered by ~$560 Million Egypt Solar-plus-BESS Win SWREL's Q1 FY27 earnings call-out of the ~$560M West Minya JV adds no new project data beyond what's already captured — the only investor-relevant content here (India corporate P&L) is out of scope for African market tracking.
2026-07-17	Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy has secured an international solar project worth approximately ₹4,676 crore for the development of the West Minya Solar Power Project in Egypt. The company's 50:50 joint venture with Reconfirms Sterling and Wilson's already-tracked $560M EPC order for the 1 GW West Minya solar+BESS project in Egypt via the company's own channel, adding no new figures for lenders/investors already tracking the deal.
2026-07-17	Roundtable Report: Decentralized Renewable Energy as a Pathway to a Just Energy Transition in Egypt builds on prior coverage — trace "Roundtable" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-17	Egypt expands solar energy use across water pumping stations builds on prior coverage — trace "stations" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-17	Egypt increases renewable energy generation and environmental investment builds on prior coverage — trace "increases" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-17	Egypt powers up Africa’s largest solar and battery project at Abydos 2 builds on prior coverage — trace "Abydos" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-16	The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing of up to $66 million for the first phase of Egypt's Dandara Solar Project, marking another significant investment in Africa's industrial energy transition Capital flow — shows which lenders/investors are open for business here; disclosed size $66 million; builds on prior coverage — trace "Dandara" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-16	AfDB Backs $66m for First Phase of Egypt's 500MW Dandara Solar Project The African Development Bank's board has approved up to $66 million in financing for the first phase of the 500-megawatt Dandara solar project in Egy Capital flow — shows which lenders/investors are open for business here; disclosed size $66m; capacity 500MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "Dandara" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-16	Cabinet approves €37M financing package to strengthen Egypt's power grid Capital flow — shows which lenders/investors are open for business here; disclosed size €37M; builds on prior coverage — trace "Cabinet" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-16	AFDB approves $66 million for Egypt's Dandara solar project as industrial decarbonization gains momentum ahead of EU carbon rules disclosed size $66 million; builds on prior coverage — trace "decarbonization" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-16	Sterling and Wilson Reports INR 13,000 Crore UOV, Wins 1 GW Solar and 600 MWh BESS Project in Egypt Sterling and Wilson confirms its role as EPC contractor for the 1 GW West Minya hybrid project in Egypt, previously identified in the database.
2026-07-15	IGC expands Egypt operations with 500 kV power transmission project Egypt IGC 500 kV transmission — grid enabler for Dandara, West Minya and Egypt's GW-scale RE pipeline; watch for AUPTF financing.
2026-07-15	AfDB approves $66 million for Egypt’s Dandara solar project A financing package of $66 million was approved by African Development Bank Group for Egypt's Dandara 500 MW solar PV and 100 MWh BESS project, targeting operat Capital flow — shows which lenders/investors are open for business here; disclosed size $66 million; capacity 500 MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "Dandara" in Storyline for the history
2026-07-15	Egypt Turns to China to Modernize Power Grid for Renewable Energy Expansion Egypt-China 500 kV grid upgrade — transmission backbone essential for integrating 5.6 GW of new RE PPAs signed in June 2026.
2026-07-15	Dinto Solar Expands North Africa Presence with 20 MW HJT Module Distribution Agreement in Egypt Dinto Solar has signed a 20 MW distribution agreement with an Egyptian partner to supply its 740 W G12-132 HJT modules, supp capacity 20 MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "Presence" in Storyline for the history