Egypt has reaffirmed its role as a regional anchor in the clean energy transition with the opening of the 2025 Cairo Regional Forum on Financing Renewables, Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia, held at Nile University on September 17–18.

The two-day event will convene government officials, financiers, developers, and industry leaders to address one of the region’s most pressing challenges: how to turn green hydrogen and ammonia plans into bankable projects.

The forum includes sessions on project finance and bankability that will examine how economic zones, blended finance, and risk-sharing models can accelerate final investment decisions (FIDs). In addition, a dedicated discussion on green fertilizers will explore how domestic demand could anchor early ammonia offtake in Egypt and Morocco. Furthermore, another session will address the decarbonization of heavy industries such as steel, cement, and petrochemicals, which face pressure from the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism.

Given Egypt’s strategic location along the Suez Canal, a session on shipping and green fuels will focus on how green ammonia could support maritime decarbonization and establish the country as a global bunkering hub. Other sessions will tackle power bottlenecks, discuss certification standards for EU market access, and provide regional comparisons with Morocco and Algeria.

The event will host high-level speakers from the National Green Hydrogen Council, the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and global developers such as Scatec and Infinity Power.

The forum’s outcomes are expected to shape pathways for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and influence financing strategies ahead of COP30.

The event is organized by the Green Hydrogen Organization (GH2) in cooperation with Egypt’s Green Hydrogen Centre of Excellence and is supported by Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).