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Checking in on the Green Economy Financing Facility program in Egypt
The GEFF wrapped up its first phase, with more phases in the pipeline
Why are so few Egyptian households going solar?
A weaker EGP, high interest rates, and limited financing options have increased the price tag of solar panels
More FDI for local electronics assembly?
MANUFACTURING- Good news for our electronics localization drive? Chinese electronics and household appliance manufacturer Hisense is in talks with the…
Another option for companies wanting to transition to solar: Purchase power agreements
PPAs could be key for companies looking to make the switch to solar: Despite the advantages, the high upfront costs…
What Planet Startup thinks of upcoming regulations that could make it easier to raise capital as a startup and deploy funds here as a VC
Never underestimate how important “boring-but-important stuff” can be if you’re trying to raise money to get a new business off…
Meet our founder of the week: SolarizEgypt’s Yaseen Abdel-Ghaffar
OUR FOUNDER OF THE WEEK- Yaseen Abdel Ghaffar, founder and managing director of SolarizEgypt (LinkedIn). I always knew I wanted…
Egyptera is packaging incentives for solar producers ahead of COP27
Ahead of COP27, the solar industry is getting a push as gov’t rolls back caps on net metering + self-consumption…
Europe’s Amarenco acquires majority stake in SolarizEgypt
SolarizEgypt, Amarenco Group sign USD 255 mn acquisition + JV agreement: European solar player Amarenco Group is acquiring 74% of…
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