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With a power score of 1.82, Egypt ranks number 65 among Emerging Markets and number 20 in the Africa region

Power score

1.82/5

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Score over time

2021 - 2024

65
2021
72
2022
40
2023
65
2024

Overview

Egypt has a power score of 1.82, which puts it at rank 65 in the Emerging Markets power ranking. In comparison to 2023, Egypt has dropped in the power rankings by 25 places, from rank 40, to rank 65.

At 1.82, the power score of Egypt is better than than the regional average of 1.8 in the Africa region and puts it at rank 20 in the region.

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Egypt

Power

Power policy

Egypt implements policies in 4/9 power policy categories tracked by Climatescope, including Renewable energy target, Renewable energy auction, Net metering, and Priority grid access.

Power policies

Renewable energy target
Renewable energy auction
Feed-in tariff
Net metering
Import tax incentives
VAT incentives
Priority grid access
Renewables mandate
Renewable Energy Certificates

Power prices and costs

The average electricity price in Egypt has dropped from 56.47 USD/MWh in 2022 to 55.06 USD/MWh in 2023. Since 2017, the average electricity price in Egypt has fluctuated between 55.06 USD/MWh (2023) and 88.07 USD/MWh (2019).

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Power market

The top amount of capacity installed in Egypt in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 86.28%, down from 86.71% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in capacity installed in 2023 was Small-scale PV - commercial at 0.87%, up from 0.52% in 2022.

Installed capacity (in MW)

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Electricity generation (in GWh)

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The top amount of electricity generated in Egypt in 2023 was in Natural Gas at 84.2%, down from 85.62% in 2022. The technology with the biggest increase in electricity generated in 2023 was Large Hydro at 8.22%, up from 7.61% in 2022.

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Investment in clean energy in Egypt was around $876.50 million in 2023, a decrease of 26.92% from 2022 ($1,199.36 million). Between 2018 and 2023, the highest investment in clean energy was in 2018 at $1,840.33 million, while the lowest was in 2021 with $198.20 million.

Utility privatisation

Which segments of the power sector are open to private participation?

generation: Yes
transmission: No
retail: Yes

Doing business and barriers

Type

Question

Availability

Currency of PPAs

Are other PPAs (eg. corporate PPAs) signed in or indexed to U.S. Dollars or Euro?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Bilateral power contracts

Can a C&I (Commercial and Industrial) customer sign a long-term contract (PPA) for clean energy?

Yes

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Subsidies

Does the government keep the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuels artificially low through subsidies?

No

Type

Question

Availability

Fossil fuel price distortions - Taxes and carbon prices

Does the government significantly�increase the wholesale price of electricity from fossil fuel through targeted taxes and/or carbon prices?

Yes

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