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Abydos For Renewable Energy

Gold Standard · GS23510 · Egypt

Credits issued
0
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
0
—
Remaining
0
issued and not yet retired
Status
In the pipeline
Listed

About this project

Located in Benban, within the Aswan Governorate, AMEA Power is developing a 1,000MW solar PV power plant integrated with a 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). AMEA Power will build, own and operate the project, following the signing of Power Purchase Agreements with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), and land agreements with the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA).

The record

Project ID
GS23510
Registry
Gold Standard
Type
Solar - Centralized · Renewable Energy
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
—
Developer
AMEA Power Ltd · 6 projects
Country
Egypt
First vintage
—
Crediting period
2026-06-30 to 2030-12-29
Estimated yearly credits
1,500,000
Scale
Large Scale · Standalone
Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08 + Gold Standard registry

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.
Sustainable Development Goals claimed: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth · Goal 13: Climate Action · Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Status and timeline

Registry status
Listed (In the pipeline)
First credits (vintage)
none yet
Crediting period
2026-06-30 to 2030-12-29
Credits issued
0 (retired 0)

Location

Country only The registry gives the country only, so the project is not drawn on the map

The registry gives Egypt as the location, so this project is not drawn on the map. It is counted in the country totals.

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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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