Egypt’s put in renewable vitality capability has reached 9,516 megawatts (MW), supported by 500 megawatt-hour (MWh) of battery vitality storage, Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electrical energy and Renewable Power, introduced throughout a Cupboard assembly chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
The put in renewable vitality capability contains 2,982 MW of hydropower, 3,500 MW of photo voltaic vitality, and three,034 MW of wind vitality.
Esmat defined the ministry’s roadmap to broaden renewable vitality technology and improve its share in Egypt’s electrical energy combine to 45% throughout the subsequent two years.
By the tip of 2026, Egypt plans so as to add 1,700 MW of recent photo voltaic capability and 720 MWh of battery storage, elevating whole put in renewable vitality capability to 11,216 MW and battery storage capability to 1,220 MWh.
Looking forward to 2027, the nation goals to extend renewable vitality capability to 16,776 MW, comprising 2,982 MW of hydropower, 8,920 MW of photo voltaic vitality, and 4,874 MW of wind vitality. Battery storage capability is anticipated to surge to 11,820 MWh.
The enlargement will proceed by way of 2028, with put in renewable vitality capability projected to achieve 27,705 MW following the addition of three,800 MW of photo voltaic and seven,129 MW of wind energy. Battery storage capability is deliberate to rise to 14,320 MWh after including 2,500 MWh.
By the tip of 2029, Egypt targets 30,705 MW of put in renewable vitality capability by way of the addition of one other 3,000 MW of wind energy, Esmat stated.
In the course of the assembly, Esmat additionally reviewed the up to date Nationwide Power Technique 2040, noting that the ultimate permitted situation for the technique goals to extend the contribution of renewable vitality in parallel with increasing vitality storage tasks, enhancing the effectivity of the electrical energy grid, and supporting inexperienced hydrogen tasks.
Egypt’s operational renewable vitality combine is primarily pushed by three core property: the Benban Photo voltaic Park in Aswan, which succeeded in introducing about 1465 MW to the nationwide electrical energy grid; the Gabal El Zeit and Gulf of Suez complexes, which anchor the wind energy section with whole capability reaching 580 MW; and the Aswan Excessive Dam, which stays the foundational baseload supplier for the nation’s hydropower fleet. Based on official efficiency information and undertaking knowledge from the New and Renewable Power Authority (NREA), these specialised complexes represent the overwhelming majority of the state’s unified clear vitality community.
