Commercial operations reached for first phase of the 1.1 GW Solar project in Egypt

Scatec ASA has reached Commercial Operations Date (COD) for the first phase of its 1.1 GW Obelisk solar and 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage project in Egypt.

The Obelisk project is being built in two phases. The first phase comprises 561 MW of solar capacity and a total 100 MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system, while the second phase adds 564 MW of solar capacity. The second phase is currently under construction and is expected to reach COD during the summer of 2026. Once fully operational, the Obelisk project will become Africa’s largest hybrid solar and battery installation, with an expected abatement of more than 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year. It is projected to deliver over 3,000 GWh of clean energy annually, which will be supplied to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) denominated in USD.

Scatec currently holds a 60% economic interest in the power plant and is in advanced discussions with additional equity partners. Scatec provides Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), Asset Management (AM) and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) services for the project.