TAQA Arabia inaugurates pioneering 6MW solar plant at Dina Farms
TAQA Arabia, Qalaa Holdings’ Energy Sector subsidiary, has announced in an event the commercial operation of its latest green private-to-private project in Egypt, a 6MWpv solar power plant for Dina Farms. The plant is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of a financing package of up to US$ 10 […]
EBRD assisting Egypt with green hydrogen development studies
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assisting the Egyptian and Moroccan governments with studies for developing green hydrogen. Speaking at the World Hydrogen Mena online conference on 21 April, Gabriel Lastours, head of energy Middle East and Africa at EBRD, said that the development bank was doing studies for the governments in […]
Egypt’s Kom Ombo solar plant receives $114 million financing package
Egypt’s largest private solar plant, Kom Ombo, receives US$ 114 million financing package. EBRD, OPEC Fund, AFDB, GCF and the Arab Bank to finance the 200 MW solar plant in Egypt Kom Ombo solar plant to be developed, constructed and operated by ACWA Power Financing package to increase renewable energy in Egypt The European Bank […]
EBRD, TAQA Arabia promote private-to-private renewable energy in Egypt
EBRD loan to TAQA PV for Solar Energy, renewable energy arm of TAQA Arabia First tranche of loan to finance construction of 6 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant to supply dairy producer Dina Farms One of Egypt’s first private-to-private renewable energy projects The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is promoting the expansion of […]
EBRD loans Alexandria Petroleum $250 mn for efficiency upgrades
Egypt’s Alexandria Petroleum going greener with USD 250 million EBRD loan: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide state-owned Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC) with a USD 250 mn sovereign loan to partially finance USD 647 mn in water and energy efficiency upgrades at the company’s diesel refinery, according to an EBRD statement. […]
EBRD to provide $50m long-term loan for Egypt’s Ras Ghareb wind plant
EBRD to provide long-term loan to Egypt for large wind plant in Gulf of Suez: The EBRD has approved a USD 50 mn long-term loan to help finance a USD 560 mn, 500 MW wind power plant in the Gulf of Suez. The plant, which will be located approximately 40 km northwest of Ras Ghareb, […]
Parliament approves $50m EBRD loan for SOPC’s energy efficiency improvement
The House of Representatives has ratified an additional $50m financing agreement for the Suez Oil Processing Company’s (SOPC) Energy Efficiency Improvement Program. The agreement was signed between the Ministry of International Cooperation, acting on behalf of the Egyptian government, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The agreement aims to raise energy efficiency […]
Lekela starts construction of 250 MW West Bakr wind farm in Ras Ghareb, Egypt
Work has now started on the West Bakr wind project site in Ras Ghareb, Egypt. The 250 MW project is being developed by Lekela, an Independent Power Producer (IPP). Construction of the West Bakr wind project is currently underway. Work has recently been launched at a ceremony attended by several Egyptian officials, including the Minister […]
Suez Oil Refinery in Egypt lent $50 million for energy efficiency upgrades
A London-based bank is supporting the modernisation of Egypt’s oil industry with a $50 million (£39m) loan to support energy efficiency investments at a refinery. Suez Oil Processing Company (SOPC) will use the grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to improve its refinery’s operational efficiency and introduce cleaner fuel. The measures […]
New EBRD video introduces Benban, the world’s largest solar project
The $4 billion Benban solar power park is complete. Built over the course of more than two years, all the plots at Africa’s largest solar park are now operational, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said yesterday. The EBRD, the project’s largest financial backers, produced a video showing the “modern-day miracle” from space, […]
