Carbon credit projects in Egypt
Registry records list 24 carbon credit projects in Egypt, the largest group renewable energy. Together they have issued 4,869,009 tonnes and retired 581,926.
Key figures
Projects
24
Registries
2
Credits issued
4,869,009 t
Credits retired
581,926 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 15
- Verra 9
By category
- Not specified 10
- Renewable Energy 9
- Energy Efficiency 3
- Forest 1
- Fuel Switching 1
Egypt and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 2
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 1
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 8 projects
- AMS-III-AJ 2 projects
- VM0047 1 project
- AMS-I-F 1 project
- VM0033 1 project
- AMS-I-C, AMS-III-D, AMS-III-H 1 project
- ACM0012 1 project
- ACM0026 FOSSIL FUEL BASED COGENERATION FOR IDENTIFIED RECIPIENT FACILITY(IES) 1 project
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- High
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
Ras Ghareb Wind Energy Project
Gold Standard · Egypt
2.8M
issued tCO₂e
West Bakr Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · Egypt
1.4M
issued tCO₂e
Benban Solar PV Project (Plot 43_4)
Verra · Egypt · Renewable Energy
232.3K
issued tCO₂e
Benban Solar PV Project (Plot 3_1)
Verra · Egypt · Renewable Energy
232.3K
issued tCO₂e
Benban Solar PV Project (Plot 42_4)
Verra · Egypt · Renewable Energy
101.5K
issued tCO₂e
15 MW solar plants to power COP27
Gold Standard · Egypt
28.7K
issued tCO₂e
Waste Gas-based Cogeneration Project at Alexandria Carbon Black
Verra · Egypt · Energy Efficiency
26.6K
issued tCO₂e
Nabq Solar PV project 20 MW
Gold Standard · Egypt
24.5K
issued tCO₂e
SEKEM tree project
Gold Standard · Egypt
1.9K
issued tCO₂e
200 MW Kom Ombo Solar PV Power Project In Egypt
Verra · Egypt · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Abu Minqar Solar PV Projects
Verra · Egypt · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
Abydos For Renewable Energy
Gold Standard · Egypt
Not yet issued
Abydos Solar Power Project in Egypt
Gold Standard · Egypt · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Amunet Wind Power Project in Egypt
Gold Standard · Egypt · Renewable Energy
No issuance recorded
Bariq Starlinger 215 PET Recycling Line
Gold Standard · Egypt · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Bariq recoSTAR PET ART Recycling Line
Gold Standard · Egypt · Energy Efficiency
Not yet issued
Biogas Project by Empower Capital in Egypt
Verra · Egypt · Fuel Switching
Not yet issued
Conservation and Restoration of Mangroves in the Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystem of Egypt
Verra · Egypt
Not yet issued
Go Green Jojoba Afforestation Project
Verra · Egypt · Forest
Not yet issued
Masdar IPH Wind S.A.E. Ras Ghareb Onshore 200 MW Wind Farm
Gold Standard · Egypt · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
NREA Zaafarana 50 MW Solar PV Park
Gold Standard · Egypt · Renewable Energy
Not yet issued
National Company for Maize Products (NCMP) - Combined Heat & Power Project
Gold Standard · Egypt
Not yet issued
Nefer Benban Solar Energy
Gold Standard · Egypt
Not yet issued
Red Sea Wind Energy Project
Gold Standard · Egypt
No issuance recorded
Questions about Egypt
How many carbon credit projects are in Egypt?
24, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Egypt signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Egypt, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Egypt?
ACM0002 (8), AMS-III-AJ (2), VM0047 (1).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026