26 April 2019

Vodafone could be the first company in Egypt to go 100 per cent solar after its Vodafone Egypt arm opened a EGP500m tender for a solar park that will be able to provide 50MW of capacity for its networks.

The British telecoms giant said it plans to generate all of its own electricity through massive solar plants in Banban, Aswan.

It said the clean power plants are set to produce between 20MW and 25MW of renewable energy by 2025 – and Vodafone Egypt will use this power to run all of its facilities, stores and offices across the country.

The company also said it will contribute towards the nation’s 2030 vision to cut its carbon foot print and encourage sustainability.

Vodafone Egypt’s CEO Alexandre Froment-Curtil and other senior executives recently visited the site of the solar plants to assess upcoming bids from solar panel producers.

The firm aims to immediately start building the projects once this stage has been finalised. Specific details about the Egyptian tender were not made public.