TAQA Arabia, Egypt’s leading private sector energy and utility provider, has won the Power and Water Project of the Year and the Sustainable Initiative of the Year awards at the ‘Big 5 Egypt Impact Awards 2025’ for building the country’s first and largest solar-powered desalination plant.
The plant, developed by TAQA Water in partnership with Somabay, is expected to supply more than 7,300 cubic meters per day (cm/d) of clear, fresh water for Somabay’s destination.
The two awards highlight the company’s leadership in clean energy innovation and its vital role in advancing Egypt’s renewable energy and sustainable development agenda, TAQA Arabia stated.
It is worth mentioning that TAQA Arabia has been actively expanding its footprint across Egypt and the MENA region. In partnership with Voltalia, TAQA Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2024 to re-power the existing 545-megawatt (MW) Zaafarana wind farm into Egypt’s first 3.2 GW hybrid wind-solar facility
In 2023, the company made headlines by launching Tanzania’s first integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and vehicle conversion center under its Master Gas brand.
