{"id":95348,"date":"2024-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/masdar-consortium-to-build-1-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:00:00","slug":"masdar-consortium-to-build-1-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/09\/02\/masdar-consortium-to-build-1-gw-of-solar-capacity-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Masdar consortium to build 1 GW of solar capacity in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>A Masdar consortium is making another big investment in Egypt\u2019s solar <\/strong><strong>industry: <\/strong>Masdar and consortium partners Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities will build solar power plants in Upper Egypt with a combined capacity of 1 GW at a cost of USD 900 mn after the Egyptian government greenlit the move, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asharqbusiness.com\/green\/52425\/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%82-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9\/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82---%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a>, citing an unnamed government official. The projects fall under Egypt\u2019s build-own-operate (BOO) framework.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>The final agreements should be signed in October, the source said, adding that Masdar should have the projects up and running and feeding the national electricity grid before the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Masdar is no stranger to the Egyptian market:<\/strong> Together with Hassan Allam Utilities and Infinity Power, it is building a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/9004f1a5-828c-4173-8adf-43dfa2bb3355\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 11 bn, 10 GW wind farm<\/a> in Sohag that is set to be one of the largest wind farms globally and the largest in Africa. 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