Sungrow is establishing an energy storage manufacturing facility in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone, with planned annual production capacity of 10 GWh. Operations are scheduled to begin in June 2027.
The facility will initially supply storage systems for the Sustainable Energy Valley project in Egypt’s Minya Governorate, a development being jointly pursued by the Egyptian government and Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec. Sungrow is due to provide 4 GWh of energy storage systems for the project.
The new plant represents an expansion of Sungrow’s manufacturing footprint into a strategically located industrial zone linking African, Middle Eastern and international markets. Local production is expected to shorten equipment delivery times and provide closer technical support for projects in the region.
The move also comes as Egypt increases the scale of renewable generation and associated storage. Sungrow recently supported commissioning of the Abydos Phase II solar-plus-storage project in Aswan Governorate, supplying 1.2 GW of photovoltaic capacity and 720 MWh of battery storage.
Once fully operational, Abydos Phase II is expected to be Africa’s largest single-site integrated solar-plus-storage project. The scale of the development illustrates the growing requirement for storage alongside utility-scale solar in Egypt, where batteries can help shift renewable generation and provide additional flexibility to the power system.
Thompson Meng, vice-president of Sungrow, said the company’s local manufacturing plans would improve delivery and support for renewable energy projects across the Middle East and Africa.
The company also said it intends to work with Egyptian businesses and other local stakeholders to develop supply-chain links and technical capabilities around the new facility.
With a planned 10 GWh annual output, the plant will provide Sungrow with a regional production base as battery storage deployment expands across Egypt and neighbouring markets. The initial 4 GWh commitment to Sustainable Energy Valley provides an early offtake for the facility ahead of its planned 2027 start.
The investment adds a manufacturing element to Sungrow’s existing role as a supplier of large-scale solar and storage equipment in Egypt.
