Egypt has signed renewable energy agreements worth a combined US $1.8bn with Norwegian renewable energy developer Scatec ASA and China’s Sungrow. The move is part of efforts to accelerate its clean energy transition, state television reported on Sunday.

The deals include major projects with Scatec ASA and Sungrow, reinforcing Egypt’s ambition to raise the share of renewables to 42% of its electricity generation mix by 2030. Officials, however, have warned that achieving this target will depend on increased international financial and technical support.

Under the agreements, Scatec will develop a large-scale solar power and battery storage project in Minya, Upper Egypt. The project will have a solar generation capacity of 1.7 GW, supported by battery energy storage systems (BESS) totaling 4 GWh, according to an Egyptian cabinet statement.

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