Programme
Seawater Desalination PPP Programme
EgyptDesalination, Water Infrastructure, Water Security, Environmental Infrastructure
Egypt's national seawater desalination PPP programme, led by The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) with technical assistance from the Ministry of Finance's PPP Central Unit, targeting a First Phase capacity of 3.35 million m³/day and a long-term national target of 8.85 million m³/day by 2050. TSFE prequalified 17 consortia for renewable-powered desalination plants. Distinct from the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company's separate CSP-power-supply tender for north-coast desalination plants, which remains a Hold pending its own institutional-maturity resolution.
Status
Pipeline / DevelopmentStatus
Project Preparation / Phased ProcurementProcurement Status
Scale & Capacity
3.35 million m³/dayInitial PPP Pipeline Capacity
8.85 million m³/dayLong-Term National Desalination Target
Overview
- Location
- multiple coastal locations across Egypt
- Delivery Model
- PPP Programme / Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM)
- Financing
- Limited-Recourse Project Finance at Individual Project Level
- Revenue / Payment Model
- Long-Term Water Purchase / Availability and Capacity-Based Contracted Payments
- Scale / Scope
- National PPP programme for the phased development of seawater desalination plants across multiple coastal locations in Egypt. The initial PPP pipeline targets approximately 3.35 million m³/day of combined desalination capacity, forming part of Egypt's broader long-term strategy to expand desalination capacity to approximately 8.85 million m³/day by 2050.
Participants & Roles
Government Entity / Grantor
Procuring Authority
Sources
- Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation (mped.gov.eg) — "Egypt Prequalifies 17 Consortia for its Water Desalination Program"Official / Government