Egypt lines up gas, coal, renewables IPPs


Issue 318 - 25 Feb 2016 - By John Hamilton | 7 minute read

The first independent power project (IPP) in Egypt since 1999 is likely to be a 250MW wind project in the Gulf of Suez which was awarded to France’s Engie (formerly GDF Suez) last year and will be formally signed in March. Next in line is likely to be the first 1,200MW phase of Benchmark Power International (BPI)’s combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) project in the Nile Delta, which is not far from financial close after securing backing from Abraaj Group with the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB, see Power).

Tagged with:

Pin Power, Resources

Pin Egypt

Want to read more?

Subscribe to African Energy

View subscription options

This article is available to registered users

Login

Don't have an account?

Register for access to our free content

An account also allows you to view selected free articles, set up news alerts, search our African Energy Live Data power projects database and view project locations on our interactive map

Register