President Sisi inaugurates ERC’s new Mostorod Petrochemical Refinery
Egyptian Refinery Company’s Mostorod petrochem refinery is inaugurated: Qalaa Holdings subsidiary Egyptian Refining Company’s (ERC) USD 4.3 bn facility in Mostorod was inaugurated yesterday by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. As the largest private sector project of its kind in Africa, the refinery will produce each year some 2.3 mn tonnes of diesel fuel and […]
TAQA Arabia to inaugurate new natural gas fueling stations this year
TAQA Arabia is planning to open several natural gas fueling stations before the end of the year at a combined cost of EGP 145 mn, TAQA CEO Pakinam Kafafi said, according to Al Mal. The new stations will bring the total number operated by the Qalaa Holdings subsidiary to 21, and come as part of […]
Qalaa announces operation of Hydrocracker unit at ERC Refinery
Qalaa Holdings announces the successful operation of the Hydrocracker in its flagship project Egyptian Refining Company “ERC”. All the project units are now operating. Qalaa declares all units at ERC are a go: The Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) has successfully begun hydrocracker operations, Qalaa Holdings said in a bourse filing on Thursday. With that, all […]
Qalaa Chairman presents Landmark ERC Case Study at Africa Investment Forum
Qalaa Holdings Chairman Ahmed Heikal Presents Landmark ERC Case Study at Africa Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa. Qalaa Holdings Chairman and Founder Ahmed Heikal showcases US$ 4.3 bn greenfield refinery as a successful example of a private sector-led infrastructure mega-project that will provide a domestic substitute for c. 40% of Egypt’s diesel imports. Ahmed […]
Edison, Qalaa Holdings scrap plan for 150 MW Abu Qir power plant
Edison and Qalaa Holdings have decided to scrap their plan to build a $150 million combined cycle power plant in Abu Qir after determining that the project would not be financially feasible with current power tariffs, an unnamed source from Edison tells Al Masdar. Qalaa and Edison had planned to sell power from the 180 […]
Qalaa looks to increase its stake in Egyptian Refining Company ERC
Qalaa Holdings is in talks to increase its stake in the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) through a capital increase, Managing Director Hisham El Khazindar said yesterday. The refinery is now 98% complete and is expected to be a major driver of revenue expansion starting next year. El Khazindar told Al Mal that trial operations at […]
TAQA Arabia, Hassan Allam break ground on EGP 1.35 bn Benban solar plant
Qalaa Holdings subsidiary TAQA Arabia and Hassan Allam Holding have begun constructing their EGP 1.35 bn, 50 MW solar power plant in Aswan’s Benban complex, Qalaa said in a statement to the EGX. The project is being finance by five international institutions, including the International Finance Corporation IFC, according to the statement. The power plant […]
Qalaa’s ERC refinery fires up boilers after connecting gas, power
ERC begins running boilers after connecting refinery with power and gas: Qalaa Holdings’ Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) has begun running the USD 4.3 billion Mostorod refinery’s boilers, Qalaa said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The trial runs took place as the refinery was hooked up to electricity and gas, the statement added. The move comes […]
Castrol, TAQA to establish Egypt JV for manufacture, distribution of engine oil
BP announced on Thursday that subsidiary Castrol will establish a joint venture with Qalaa Holdings’ TAQA Arabia to manufacture and distribute a range of engine oils in Egypt. The new company, Castrol Egypt Oil, will be the sole authorized distributor of Castrol products in the country and will target both the commercial vehicle and passenger car […]
Qalaa’s revenues up 22% y-o-y on back of strong growth from TAQA Arabia
Qalaa Holdings, a leader in energy and infrastructure, released today its consolidated financial results for the year ending 31 December 2017, reporting revenues of EGP 9,282.3 million, up 22% y-o-y on the back of strong growth from its energy subsidiaries, TAQA Arabia and Tawazon, as well as ASCOM, its operational platform in the mining sector. […]
