{"id":700983,"date":"2026-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?p=700983"},"modified":"2026-05-11T03:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:05:14","slug":"nbe-buys-20-of-scatecs-usd-600-mn-obelisk-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2026\/05\/11\/nbe-buys-20-of-scatecs-usd-600-mn-obelisk-solar-project\/","title":{"rendered":"NBE buys 20% of Scatec's USD 600 mn Obelisk solar project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Power play: <\/strong>The National Bank of Egypt (NBE) bought a 20% stake in Norwegian developer Scatec\u2019s 1.1 GW Obelisk solar project in Nagaa Hammadi for an undisclosed sum, the company said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scatec.com\/en\/scatec-signs-equity-partnership-agreement-for-obelisk-in-egypt\/\" style=\"\">statement<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Where it stands:<\/strong> The transaction makes state-owned NBE \u2014 Egypt\u2019s largest commercial bank \u2014 a co-owner of the USD 600 mn solar-plus-storage plant, alongside Norwegian state-run investment fund Norfund and French state-owned EDF Power Solutions. Each holds a 20% stake in the project's operating company after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/12\/09\/scatec-brings-norfund-and-edf-as-equity-partners-in-obelisk\/\" style=\"\">signing on in December 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Scatec maintains control:<\/strong> NBE\u2019s entry brings Scatec\u2019s share down to 40%, though the Norwegian developer retains majority control \u2014 it has 75% of Obelisk\u2019s holding company, with Norfund holding the remaining 25%. This structure allows Scatec to maintain decision-making authority while partners hold economic stakes \u2014 the right to receive income and bear losses \u2014 at the operating company level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Obelisk at a glance: <\/strong>The plant is Africa\u2019s largest hybrid solar and battery storage facility. Scatec <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/07\/scatec-breaks-ground-on-obelisk-solar-and-battery-storage-project\/\" style=\"\">broke ground in May 2025<\/a> under a 25-year, USD-denominated power purchase agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company. The plant is being developed in two phases: the first 561 MW \u2014 along with 100 MW \/ 200 MWh of battery storage \u2014 reached commercial operation in February 2026, and the second 564 MW phase is due this summer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The debt stack: <\/strong>Before selling down equity, Scatec <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/16\/scatecs-usd-600-mn-obelisk-solar-project-reaches-financial-close\/\" style=\"\">secured a non-recourse debt package<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/16\/scatecs-usd-600-mn-obelisk-solar-project-reaches-financial-close\/\" style=\"\"><\/a> covering roughly 80% of the project\u2019s capex. The financing was provided by a consortium of international development institutions, including the European Investment Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and British International Investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This is the capital-recycling playbook in action.<\/strong> Scatec develops the project, derisks it through construction and partial operation, then sells down equity to make money available for the next one. For NBE, the move marks a shift from debt provider to equity owner in the renewables space.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS-<\/strong> Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy advised Scatec on the transaction, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/485.pdf\" style=\"\">statement<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/5\/485.pdf\" style=\"\">(pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBE\u2019s entry brings Scatec\u2019s economic interest down to 40%, though the Norwegian developer retains majority 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