Egypt's Ministry of Finance plans to offer 16 water desalination, wastewater treatment and electricity projects with a combined value of $3.08 billion under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, according to a government document seen by the Arabic-language daily Al Borsa News and reported on 22 September 2026. The pipeline spans desalination plants, a sludge facility, an industrial recycling scheme and four industrial wastewater projects, alongside substations and distribution networks in new and industrial cities (TradingView).
Key takeaways
- Egypt's Ministry of Finance is preparing a 16-project PPP portfolio worth $3.08 billion covering desalination, wastewater and power (TradingView).
- The two largest projects are a $1 billion seawater desalination plant in Suez Governorate and an $800 million plant in Port Said Governorate, with a combined capacity of 1 million m³/day to be built in two phases (TradingView).
- The Alamein plant ($170 million) and the SCZONE plant in Ain Sokhna ($710 million) have reached the final tendering stage, while Suez and Port Said are being offered (TradingView).
- Four industrial wastewater treatment projects are planned at Amreya in Alexandria ($40 million), Abu Rawash ($48 million), Port Said ($65 million) and Wadi El Natrun ($24 million) (TradingView).
- Water-sector PPPs also include a $150 million sludge treatment plant at Abu Rawash and a $23.5 million reverse-wash water recycling project at the Mostorod Water Plant (TradingView).
What happened
The PPP pipeline was set out in a government document seen by Al Borsa News and summarised in the 22 September 2026 report. Desalination accounts for the largest share of the planned investment, with a $1 billion seawater desalination plant in Suez Governorate and an $800 million plant in Port Said Governorate. Together the two facilities are designed for 1 million cubic metres per day, to be developed in two phases (TradingView).
On procurement status, the Alamein desalination plant and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) plant in Ain Sokhna have reached the final tendering stage, while the Port Said and Suez projects are currently being offered. The Alamein project is valued at $170 million and the SCZONE plant in Ain Sokhna at $710 million (TradingView).
Outside desalination, the water and wastewater components include a $150 million sludge treatment plant at Abu Rawash, a $23.5 million reverse-wash water recycling project at the Mostorod Water Plant, and four industrial wastewater treatment projects at Amreya in Alexandria ($40 million), Abu Rawash ($48 million), Port Said ($65 million) and Wadi El Natrun ($24 million). The electricity tranche covers substations and networks in new and industrial cities, with project values ranging from $2 million for distribution networks in New Aswan City to $21 million for a station serving the Eighth Industrial Zone in Sadat City (TradingView).
PPP portfolio at a glance
| Project | Sector | Reported value | Status reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suez seawater desalination | Desalination | $1 billion | Being offered |
| Port Said seawater desalination | Desalination | $800 million | Being offered |
| SCZONE (Ain Sokhna) desalination | Desalination | $710 million | Final tendering |
| Abu Rawash sludge treatment | Sludge treatment | $150 million | PPP pipeline |
| Alamein desalination | Desalination | $170 million | Final tendering |
| Mostorod reverse-wash water recycling | Water recycling | $23.5 million | PPP pipeline |
| Port Said industrial wastewater | Industrial wastewater | $65 million | PPP pipeline |
| Abu Rawash industrial wastewater | Industrial wastewater | $48 million | PPP pipeline |
| Amreya (Alexandria) industrial wastewater | Industrial wastewater | $40 million | PPP pipeline |
| Wadi El Natrun industrial wastewater | Industrial wastewater | $24 million | PPP pipeline |
Electricity components, including a $21 million station for the Eighth Industrial Zone in Sadat City, a $10 million developers' station and networks project, a $4 million station in 6th of October City's Ayat area, and distribution networks valued at $12 million in New Mansoura City and $2 million in New Aswan City, are also part of the 16-project portfolio (TradingView).
Specification read
For a plant engineer or buyer, the headline metric to anchor on is the 1 million m³/day combined design capacity of the Suez and Port Said desalination plants, with delivery split across two phases and the Suez and Port Said schemes currently being offered to the market. That is 1,000 MLD of new seawater capacity once both phases are commissioned, against a $1.8 billion combined capital envelope for the two governorates (TradingView).
The industrial wastewater projects in the portfolio sit on the classic treatment train for industrial effluent: screening and equalisation, primary clarification, biological treatment (A2O, MBR, MBBR, SBR or UASB depending on influent strength), tertiary polishing and disinfection, with sludge handled downstream. The Abu Rawash sludge treatment line is the downstream solids-handling stage for that train, while the Mostorod reverse-wash recycling project recovers backwash water from filtration. A municipal plant looking at this kind of retrofit will see most relevance in the Water Purification and Mbr Membrane Systems stages, which is where biological treatment and reuse polishing sit on the train. For a buyer comparing delivery models, the Alamein and SCZONE final-tendering status is the procurement signal to watch, while Suez and Port Said are the active bid opportunities (TradingView).
If your plant is a municipal or industrial site in the tens of thousands of m³/day range facing tightening reuse or discharge limits, and you are sizing biological and membrane stages, the relevant comparable work in this pipeline is the Mostorod reverse-wash recycling line, the Abu Rawash sludge facility, and the four industrial wastewater packages at Amreya, Abu Rawash, Port Said and Wadi El Natrun, with reported values of $23.5 million, $150 million and $40 million to $65 million respectively. The Municipal treatment train and the Mbr Membrane Systems stage are where these projects will be specified and where competing bids will be benchmarked. For operators looking at operating cost per kg of pollution removed, the Aeration System Upgrades: Electricity Cost per kg BOD Removed in Indian STPs (2026 Guide) piece is the closest analogue on electricity cost, and the Packaged MBR STP for Montevideo Hotels: 2026 Sizing & Buyer's Guide article is the closer reference for packaged biological-and-membrane sizing on smaller flows.
FAQ
What is the headline scale of Egypt's PPP pipeline announced on 22 September 2026? The Ministry of Finance document sets out 16 projects worth a combined $3.08 billion, with desalination as the largest sub-sector and the Suez and Port Said seawater plants together sized at 1 million m³/day across two phases (TradingView).
Which projects are at final tendering versus still being offered? The Alamein desalination plant ($170 million) and the SCZONE plant in Ain Sokhna ($710 million) are at final tendering, while the Suez ($1 billion) and Port Said ($800 million) desalination projects are currently being offered (TradingView).
What industrial wastewater and sludge work is included, and at what reported values? Four industrial wastewater projects are planned at Amreya in Alexandria ($40 million), Abu Rawash ($48 million), Port Said ($65 million) and Wadi El Natrun ($24 million); the water side also includes a $150 million sludge treatment plant at Abu Rawash and a $23.5 million reverse-wash water recycling project at the Mostorod Water Plant (TradingView).
What is the smallest lot a supplier could realistically target? The smallest reported lot in the portfolio is the $2 million electricity distribution networks project in New Aswan City; on the water side, the $23.5 million Mostorod reverse-wash recycling project is the lowest-value water or wastewater lot, which is more relevant to packaged Mbr Membrane Systems and Water Purification suppliers than the multi-hundred-million-dollar seawater plants (TradingView).
