Egypt has been selected as one of only seven countries worldwide to benefit from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) program—a recognition of the nation’s tangible efforts and serious steps toward transitioning to a green economy. The Egyptian Cabinet highlighted this achievement through a series of infographics on its social media platforms, showing the country’s strategic direction toward promoting sustainable development, expanding clean energy use, and implementing environmentally friendly projects.
Among the highlighted achievements is Egypt’s climbing six places in the prestigious Climate Change Performance Index by Germanwatch to reach 20th position in 2025, up from 26th in 2014. Additionally, Egypt improved by 4.5 points in Yale University’s Environmental Performance Index, scoring 43.7 points in 2024 compared to 39.2 points a decade earlier.
Further rankings illustrate Egypt’s strengthened position in the renewable energy and energy transition landscape. It advanced five ranks in the World Economic Forum’s Effective Energy Transition Index to 74th place in 2025 from 79th in 2015, and similarly moved up five places in Ernst and Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, reaching 34th in June 2024 from 39th in March 2015.
Egypt’s renewable energy capacity has grown markedly, with landmark projects such as the Benban Solar Park boasting a capacity of 1,465 megawatts and the Gabal El Zeit wind farm providing 580 megawatts. These projects represent the backbone of the country’s green energy infrastructure and demonstrate its drive toward sustainable power generation.
In the green hydrogen sector, Egypt has made significant strides by signing 16 valid memoranda of understanding with international developers, aiming to develop green fuel projects. Of these, seven binding framework agreements have already been secured, signaling robust international collaboration in this emerging field.
The government also boosted investments in green projects dramatically. Green public investments now constitute 55% of total public investments in the fiscal year 2025/2026, a sharp rise from 15% in 2020/2021. Additionally, Egypt made historic financial strides by issuing its first international green bonds valued at $750 million with a five-year maturity, becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to enter this market.
