Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reviewed progress on the second phase of projects aimed at strengthening Egypt’s national electricity grid during a meeting with Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat, underscoring the government’s commitment to an ambitious clean energy transition.
The meeting examined the implementation status of the second phase of grid reinforcement projects, which comprises around 105 projects, and covered plans to connect solar and wind energy generation to the national grid by 2027. Discussions also addressed the expansion of both grid-connected and standalone energy storage facilities as part of Egypt’s plan to raise the share of renewable energy in its power mix to 45% within the next two years.
Esmat highlighted the operation of the first phase of the Obelisk Solar Power Plant, which was connected to the grid earlier in 2026 with a capacity of 500 megawatts alongside a 200 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system. The second phase of the project, adding a further 500 megawatts of solar capacity, is scheduled to be connected to the grid within weeks as part of plans to add new solar and wind generation capacity during the summer period.
The meeting also reviewed developments related to the Energy Valley project, described as one of the world’s largest integrated clean energy developments. The project encompasses 1.7 gigawatts of photovoltaic solar generation capacity in Minya Governorate, supported by battery energy storage systems totalling 4 gigawatt-hours distributed across Minya, Qena, and Alexandria.
The briefing followed a visit by Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi to Ain Sokhna, where he inspected liquefied natural gas regasification units to confirm full operational readiness ahead of peak summer electricity demand.
Source: egyptoil-gas.com