Parched Egypt Seeks Partners for $2.5 Billion Desalination Plan

  • Renewables-powered plants aim to address water scarcity
  • Wealth fund wants to team up with local, foreign investors

Solar panels at the Infinity 50 Solar Park near Aswan, southern Egypt.

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Egypt is seeking partners to invest in a $2.5 billion initiative to build more than a dozen renewable energy-powered desalination plants by 2025, as the country tries to tackle looming water scarcity.