Should you seek a Golden License for your new green energy project in Egypt?
Egypt has recently announced a legal framework to facilitate the licensing process for strategic and national projects, as well as public-private partnerships in the utilities sector. The criteria for qualification are specific and the nature of the projects is closely examined by the “Golden Licenses Unit” created within the General Authority for Investment and Free […]
Mazghouny & Co signs partnership agreement with award-winning impact investment company Empower New Energy
Following Empower New Energy’s grant agreement concluded with the African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), Mazghouny & Co executed in early July 2021 one of the company’s first agreements under this framework. The agreement covers the provision of legal advisory services by Mazghouny & Co, together with Moroccan law firm Mokhtari Avocats, […]
Mazghouny & Co advises juwi on the construction of world’s largest solar hybrid project at an off-grid gold mine in Egypt
Mazghouny & Co has advised the South-African subsidiary of German renewable energy specialist juwi AG, on the agreement signed with Sukari Gold Mine to design, supply, build and integrate a solar battery hybrid power plant for Egypt’s largest gold mine, which is owned and operated by Centamin plc in partnership with the Egyptian Government. The […]
Mazghouny & Co recognised by The Legal 500 EMEA 2021
Mazghouny & Co is proud to have been recognised for its year of practice in Tier 2 for both Energy, and Projects and Infrastructure in The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 guide. The ranking is a testament to the team’s incredible work since the launch of the firm in February 2020. Donia El-Mazghouny, Founder and Managing […]
Mazghouny & Co advises impact investment company Empower New Energy on its first solar power project completed in Egypt
Empower New Energy‘s first solar power project in Egypt has been commissioned earlier this month and is generating electricity for one of the country’s leading aluminium manufacturers. The 495kWp rooftop solar power plant has been financed by Empower and developed in partnership with Gree Solar. The project is expected to generate 859,658kWh per year, and […]
Mazghouny & Co advises 32 Benban developers on the settlement of the EGP 1.6 billion CSA cost overrun claim of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company
Mazghouny & Co has assisted 32 solar power developers in Benban in connection with the settlement of the cost sharing agreement cost overrun dispute which had arisen with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) over a year ago regarding the shared interconnection works in the site. Mazghouny & Co has drafted the settlement agreement and […]
Mazghouny & Co work featured in AlmalNews
Looking back on this article published last month by AlmalNews, featuring Mazghouny & Co and our work since the launch of the firm in February 2020.
What [near] future for small-scale solar energy generation project in Egypt? The net-metering case
On 28 April 2020, the Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) issued Circular no. 2/2020, published on 19 May 2020 and applicable as of 20 May 2020, restructuring the net-metering scheme in Egypt (accessible here: http://egyptera.org/ar/Download/journal/2020/2_2020.pdf). The new decision cancels any previous circulars applicable to solar energy generation projects operating on a […]