Partnerships
Scatec and EBRD Form Egypt Renewables Platform With Up to $221 Million Commitment
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Scatec ASA and EBRD signed a deal to create a renewable energy investment platform in Egypt, owned 60/40.
- EBRD committed up to $221 million, including about $170 million equity and project guarantees.
- The platform targets Scatec's near-term projects including Obelisk, Shadwan and Dandara, with Scatec remaining lead EPC and manager.
Scatec ASA and EBRD signed a deal to create a renewable energy investment platform in Egypt, owned 60/40, with EBRD committing up to $221 million, including about $170 million equity and project guarantees, to accelerate Scatec's near-term projects such as Obelisk, Shadwan and Dandara. TradingView reported the agreement.
How the Egypt Platform Is Structured
The platform is owned 60 percent by Scatec and 40 percent by EBRD, according to the TradingView report. EBRD's commitment of up to $221 million includes about $170 million in equity and project guarantees. The platform targets Scatec's near-term projects Obelisk, Shadwan, Dandara and Energy Valley. Scatec remains the lead engineering, procurement and construction contractor and asset manager, preserving revenue streams beyond ownership. The deal also highlights capital recycling and potential wider MENA expansion.
Scatec's Egypt Project Pipeline
Scatec's akta.pro company records show a January 2026 partnership with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 25-year USD-denominated pay-as-produced power purchase agreement covering the 1.95 GW solar and 3.9 GWh battery storage Energy Valley project, described as Scatec's largest investment to date. The same records list a May 2026 partnership with Fertiglobe as primary off-taker for the Obelisk green hydrogen project in Egypt, which will convert green hydrogen to green ammonia in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. Scatec operates 6.4 GW of generation and 2 GWh of storage capacity in operation and under construction, with 5.3 GW of solar capacity and 4.7 GWh of battery storage in backlog, according to the same records.
Scatec's Recent Egypt and Funding Moves
On October 2, 2026, Zawya reported that Scatec secured a three-year equity bridge loan facility worth $150 million from The Arab Energy Fund to support two major renewable energy projects in Egypt. On October 1, 2026, Renewable Energy Magazine reported that Scatec signed $150 million in equity bridge loans with The Arab Energy Fund and a joint development agreement with EDF for the 900 MW Shadwan wind project in Egypt. On October 21, 2026, TradingView reported that Scatec revised its full-year 2026 power production EBITDA estimate down by NOK 300 million to NOK 3,300-3,600 million.
Scatec's Third Quarter Results Date
Scatec ASA will present its third quarter 2026 results and strategy update on Friday 30 October 2026 at 07:00 CET, followed by a Q&A session at 09:00 CET at its Oslo headquarters, with the presentation and Q&A available via a live webcast, The future of trading reported.