For countries to undertake the transition to renewable energy, one-off investments are never enough. Technical assistance contributes to the sustainability of infrastructure and the development of reliable renewable energy. In Egypt, the Africa Renewable Energy (ARE) Scale Up program, supported...
Construction of a 200 MW wind farm on the west coast of the Gulf of Suez
In October 2015, AFD allocated a EUR 50m sovereign loan to the Egyptian State to cofinance the construction of a 200 MW wind farm set up by the Egyptian renewable energies authority.
Reinforcing Egypt’s high-voltage power grid
AFD has allocated a EUR 50m loan to the Egyptian State to cofinance a project, in partnership with European donors, to reinforce the power grid, including substations, power lines and communication systems.
Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Government of Egypt have signed on 10Th June 2020, a new Development Program Financing (DPF) agreement for the development of Egypt’s Electricity sector. The DPF comprises a credit facility of EUR 75 million—the first of two equivalent credit...
Egypt has substantial reserves of gas, which is an effective alternative to electricity. But many Egyptians are deprived of access to sustainable energy with lower greenhouse gas emissions. The national energy company (EGAS) has set out to remedy this deficit, with support from AFD, the European...
Photovoltaic power plant to support renewable energies
In November 2014, AFD allocated a EUR 40m sovereign loan to finance the construction of the first photovoltaic power plant connected to Egypt’s grid. The project feasibility study was conducted thanks to the mobilization of a European Union grant delegated to AFD under the Neighbourhood...
Supporting the extension of the Cairo metro network
In Cairo, the largest city in Africa with 18 million inhabitants, there is a need to extend the metro network in order to more effectively organize mobility, relieve traffic congestion, and reduce air pollution. AFD is supporting the construction of Line 3.
Digital technology is playing an increasingly prominent role in Africa’s economic development. In fact, more tech companies are developing across the continent than in the rest of the world. In the approach to the VivaTech technology and start-up event in Paris from June 14 to 17, we interview...
Anda DAVID
Social Safety Nets and Food Insecurity in MENA in the Time of COVID-19
Credit Line to the African Export-Import Bank
AFD has made a EUR 100m credit line available to the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) to support its activities to transform Africa’s trade structure.
AFD is meeting the management and long-term development needs of Egypt’s cultural heritage sites by supporting the Supreme Council of Antiquities for a pilot and priority site: the Saqqara site.
Macroeconomic country-assessment – Egypt
During the Mediterranean Worlds Forum held in Marseille on February 7 and 8, AFD Group announced the creation and pursuit of several initiatives to promote positive development in the Mediterranean region, including the Mediterranean Talents Academy, a series of development projects, as well as...
Evaluation Summary - « Access to finance » component of the SASME project, Egypt
Modernizing plot irrigation in the Nile Delta
The project aims to improve the standard of living for 140,000 smallholders located in three northern sectors of the Delta by modernizing the irrigation and management system for crops on plots.