{"id":670541,"date":"2025-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/08\/21\/govt-targets-3-9-gw-in-regional-power-interconnections-by-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:00:00","slug":"govt-targets-3-9-gw-in-regional-power-interconnections-by-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/08\/21\/govt-targets-3-9-gw-in-regional-power-interconnections-by-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t targets 3.9 GW in regional power interconnections by 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">  <strong>Egy<\/strong><strong>pt plans to boost its electricity interconnection capacity to 3.9 GW by the <\/strong><strong>end of 2026<\/strong>, up from 790 MW last year, a government source told EnterpriseAM. The increase will be backed by the completion of multiple regional interconnection projects. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The Egypt-Jordan-Iraq interconnection<\/strong>, which passes through Syria and Lebanon, is expected to reach 550 MW next fiscal year, up from the 500 MW originally planned. Capacity is set to rise to 2.2 GW by the fiscal year 2029-2030 and to 2.7 GW at a later stage. The expansion of this line, along with higher capacities on the Egypt-Jordan line, awaits financing from international institutions to cover equipment costs, according to our source. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Electricity Minister Mahmoud Esmat <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3b265fa9-d635-44f3-853f-8d3b6b27a1ef\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> last year that the government was exploring the possibility of exporting electricity to Syria through its interconnection link with Jordan. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/653bc78e-5d38-4458-975b-249cc9521b61\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1.8 bn, 3 GW Egypt-Saudi interconnection<\/a><\/strong><strong> is also moving ahead<\/strong>, with an Egyptian delegation recently concluding a one-week visit to the Kingdom to review progress, according to our source. Meanwhile, at home, construction is being finalized on the conversion station in Badr City, a key pillar of the project, which is expected to enter trial operations this fiscal year. Trial operations of the interconnection were originally <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/4bb189ba-8a2b-4095-a555-fe8304a1b252\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">slated<\/a> for April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>T<\/strong><strong>he <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/3aee177f-9de0-4fb4-9b23-27b1f439ad07\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt-Greece Interconnector<\/a><\/strong> <strong> (GREGY)<\/strong><strong> will add 1 GW to its capacity next year <\/strong>as the first phase of an agreement covering 3-6 GW, according to the source. Esmat has recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%AB-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF\/1309602574543493\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">met<\/a> with the head of Greece\u2019s Copelouzos Group \u2014 which is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/327434d2-a3dd-48ed-aa02-32f7067c8cc8\/%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eegypt%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e,%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253egreece%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e,%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253ecyprus%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253etalk%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eenergy%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e,%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eregional%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253epolitics%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253eat%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253etrilateral%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e-%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253esummit%253cmark%253e%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">implementing<\/a> the interconnection project \u2014 to follow up on the updates and expand cooperation on renewables.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s more:<\/strong> Egypt will also boost its interconnection with Libya to 150 MW next year, the source added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The government aims to cement its position as a regional energy hub through electricity <\/strong><strong>interconnection. <\/strong>Private sector participation will be central, the source said, noting that the private sector has already invested USD 3.6 bn in renewables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work is underway on several regional interconnection projects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":670542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7207],"tags":[244,93,72,7111],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-670541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-electricity","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam","tag-infrastructure","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"682a375b-cd9e-4c38-9f81-0378ff22fd87","order":"4","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/3\/346.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Egypt targets 3.9 GW in regional power interconnections by 2026","related_issue":[670536],"teaser":"Work is underway on several regional interconnection projects","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/8\/.31563fe6-c4da-4cad-ab59-cebe758f31a7.mp3"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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