Programme
Benban Solar Park
EgyptRenewable Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Infrastructure, Power Generation
A 37.2km² solar park near Benban, Aswan, comprising 41 plots (32 hosting operational plants across multiple developers), operational since 2019. Capacity figures vary genuinely by measurement basis and are presented without collapsing them: approximately 1,465MW currently grid-connected; approximately 1,800MW total installed/nameplate capacity; a further approximately 200MW expansion tranche expected before September 2026, which would bring the total toward approximately 1,735MW once complete.
Status
OperationalStatus
CompletedProcurement Status
Scale & Capacity
1,465 MWGrid-Connected Capacity
1,800 MWTotal Installed/Nameplate Capacity
200 MWExpansion Tranche (expected before Sep 2026)
Overview
- Location
- Benban, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
- Delivery Model
- Multi-Project IPP / Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Programme
- Financing
- Multiple Separately Financed Limited-Recourse Project Financings
- Revenue / Payment Model
- Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) under Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Framework
- Contract Term
- Approximately 25-year PPAs
- Scale / Scope
- Multi-project solar PV programme at Benban comprising separately owned and financed private project SPVs developed under Egypt's Feed-in Tariff framework, with approximately 1,465 MW of contracted capacity under the original programme and shared land, grid and public-sector offtake infrastructure.
Participants & Roles
Legal Adviser
Government Entity / Grantor
Offtaker / Revenue Counterparty
Lender / Financier
Other
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)Political risk Insurer / Guarantor
- New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)Landowner / Land Provider
Sources
- Masdar — Benban Solar ParkProject Company / Sponsor
- IEEE SpectrumIndustry / Trade Source
- CAO Ombudsman project pageMultilateral / DFI