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Home / Egypt awards $560 million EPC contract for 1 GW West Minya solar and storage project
Back·July 09, 2026·Green Building Africa
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Egypt awards $560 million EPC contract for 1 GW West Minya solar and storage project

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Egypt has awarded a $560 million EPC contract for the 1 GW West Minya Solar Power Project in the Western Desert. The project includes a 600 MWh battery system, making it one of the country's most significant integrated solar-plus-storage developments.

The contract went to a 50:50 joint venture between Hassan Allam Construction and Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy. The scope covers engineering, procurement, construction, transmission infrastructure, grid connection and battery storage for the West Minya project in Minya Governorate. The project combines 1 GW of solar PV with 600 MWh of storage and supports Egypt's push to turn large desert solar sites into dispatchable clean power assets.

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Source: Green Building Africa. Solar News summarizes; the complete story is on the publisher's site.

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