Country snapshot · North Africa

Egypt

Export rules: YesData as of 10 October 2026
1,963.0MW
Solar added in 2026 (Ember estimate, all segments)1N1,N2
1,963.0 MW (2.0 GW)
+176%
Change on 20251
2025: 710.7 MW (Ember estimate)
100.0%
Access to electricity, 20242N3
0.00million
People without electricity, 2024 (DERCA calculation)2N3

Solar added each year

Ember estimates of all solar (utility-scale, distributed and off-grid), MW. 2026 is Ember’s full-year estimate.

Egypt: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 337.7 MW; 2024: 1,144.3 MW; 2025: 710.7 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,963.0 MW337.720231,144.32024710.720251,963.02026E
Egypt: solar added per year, 2023–2026, MW (Ember estimates)2023: 337.7 MW; 2024: 1,144.3 MW; 2025: 710.7 MW; 2026 estimate: 1,963.0 MW337.720231,144.32024710.720251,963.02026E
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Solar added per year, MW
YearMWBasis
2023337.7Ember estimate
20241,144.3Ember estimate
2025710.7Ember estimate
2026E1,963.0Ember estimate, full year

11.2% of Africa’s estimated 2026 solar additions (1,963.0 of 17,449.4 MW).1

Who has electricity

Share of people with access to electricity, 2024: rural and urban.

Egypt: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%25%50%75%100%
Egypt: access to electricity, rural vs urban, 2024Rural 100.0%, urban 100.0%, national 100.0%.National 100.0%Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%0%50%100%
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Access to electricity, 2024
AreaAccessYear
Rural100.0%2024
Urban100.0%2024
National100.0%2024
Rural 100.0%Urban 100.0%Without electricity 0.00m (DERCA calculation)

World Bank WDI, 2024.2

How reliable is the grid for business?

Firms experiencing electrical outages (2025 survey), compared with Sub-Saharan Africa and the world.3,4N4

Egypt: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesEgypt 35.6% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Egypt (2025)35.6%Sub-Saharan Africa72.4%World47.5%
Egypt: share of firms experiencing electrical outagesEgypt 35.6% (2025 survey); Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4%; World 47.5% (2025).Egypt (2025)35.6%Sub-SaharanAfrica72.4%World47.5%

35.6% (2025 survey) · Sub-Saharan Africa 72.4% · World 47.5% (2025)

The rules for small-scale generationN5

Export rules: Yes4–9

Regulator
EgyptERA
Main utility
EETC and distribution companies
Export rulesNet metering 2020, revised 2023Show detail

Net metering 2020, revised 2023

Report data register: C41-C48
How exports are creditedAnnual settlement at solar purchase priceShow detail

Annual settlement at solar purchase price

Report data register: C41-C48
Size limits and licensingUp to 30 MWpShow detail

Up to 30 MWp

Report data register: C41-C48
Mini-grid rulesNot reviewed in this edition.Show detail

Not reviewed in this edition.

Report data register: C41-C48;C41-C46
Market access beyond the utility500 MW direct supply pilotShow detail

500 MW direct supply pilot

Report data register: C41-C48
Aggregation / VPP rulesNone foundShow detail

None found

Report data register: C41-C48

“None found” means we could not locate a rule in public sources reviewed to 10 October 2026, not that one cannot exist.

Recent developments

Dated developments, 2024–2026.

  1. mid-2025

    About 12 million smart meters installed of a 38 million programme.6

  2. 2024

    Pilot allowing up to 500 MW of private generation to be supplied directly to eligible consumers.5

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