Private sector companies invited to bid in bumper solar tender
Private sector companies will be invited to bid in a new tender to construct solar projects with a combined capacity of 550 MW, Al Mal reports, citing sources in the Energy Ministry. The combined cost of the plants is expected to come at EGP 9.5 bn (c. USD 600 mn), the sources said without disclosing […]
Rystad: Egypt on track to become Africa’s ‘green powerhouse’ by 2025
Africa’s renewable energy capacity is set for consecutive years of growth, exceeding 50 GW in 2025 Africa’s installed capacity of renewable energy, which stood at 12.6 gigawatt (GW) in 2019, is set for consecutive years of growth, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. The continent’s capacity is forecast to reach 16.8 GW in 2020, add another […]
EETC settles EGP 1.6 bn cost-sharing bill increase with Benban solar companies
Benban solar developers get EGP 300 mn reduction in cost-sharing bill: Solar power developers operating at the Benban solar power park have reached an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to lower the cost-sharing bill to EGP 1.6 bn from EGP 1.9 bn, the local press reports, citing unnamed sources at the EETC. […]
Egypt’s EFG Hermes sells UK Solar Assets for over $600 million
The deal values Vortex III portfolio at almost $650 million EFG may invest $600 million building a new renewable portfolio Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes Holding Co. sold a controlling stake in a U.K. solar-energy portfolio to a Malaysian utility in a deal that values the assets at 500 million pounds ($647 million). EFG-Hermes’s private equity […]
Electricity generation capacity glut forces companies to think smaller on solar
Qalaa Holding’s TAQA Arabia will be focusing on small-scale solar projects to the tune of 2-10 MW in Egypt for the next two years, as the government slows down reliance on renewables amid a production glut, the company’s project director Mohamed Osama said at a webinar hosted by EQ Magazine and the Middle East Solar […]
TAQA Arabia to increase investment in MENA renewable projects
Company to focus on small solar plants, rooftop projects in Egypt: Egypt’s TAQA Arabia is looking to increase investment in renewable projects in the Middle East and Africa, according to a senior company official. “We are studying several projects in the Middle East and Africa and expect procurement in the solar sector to be strong […]
How Egypt banks on renewables to meet expected surge of energy demand: Op-Ed by Toufik Khitous, Wärtsilä Energy Business
Op-ed, By Toufik Khitous, Business Development Manager for North Africa, Wärtsilä Energy Business. To meet its soaring demand for energy, Egypt is turning to renewable sources. Its targets, if accomplished, will see it become a pioneer in the African energy landscape. But are the plans realistic? Egypt’s population has now passed 100 million. As one […]
Voltalia: Renewables could be the next big winner in Post-Covid Egypt
OPINION: In recent months there have been important developments that mark a sea-change in the potential for renewables in Egypt. If the Government can address the final remaining challenges, Egypt could be on the path to become a regional renewable leader by 2035. * by Karim El Azzawy, Country Manager, Voltalia Egypt and Craig Windram, […]
IEG’s Key Energy 2020, The Energy Transition Changes The Look Of Cities
Clean and advantageous for the economy: convenient renewable energy on utility bills change day-to-day life. Starting from the cities to which LUMIexpo, the new section of the Renewable Energy Expo (Rimini Expo Centre, 3-6 November 2020) is dedicated. From the building trade to energy communities, the digital world, Utilities’ role and electric vehicles, Key Energy […]
Without flexibility, Africa’s energy revolution will not take place: Op-Ed by Ville Rimali, Wärtsilä Energy Business
Without flexibility, the energy revolution in Africa will not take place: Op-Ed by Ville Rimali, Director, Growth & Development Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä Energy Business It is no longer disputable that the energy transition integrating renewable energies into the grid is a reality that is unfolding globally. This can be observed at different rates and […]
