AMEA Power
Dubai-based renewable energy company
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AMEA Power is a developer, investor, owner, and operator of renewable energy projects[1][2][3] in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. It is based in Dubai, UAE,[4] and is a subsidiary of Al Nowais Investments.[5][6][7]
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable energy |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, UAE |
Area served | |
Key people |
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| Parent | Al Nowais Investments |
| Website | ameapower |
AMEA Power operates in more than 20 countries, with a renewable energy project pipeline exceeding 6 GW.[8] The company has over 2,600 MW currently in operation or under construction.[2] It was included in TIME Magazine's list of the World's Top Greentech Companies.[9]
Key projects
Operational
Jordan
In April 2019, AMEA Power collaborated with Philadelphia Solar on a 50 MW solar energy project in Jordan. The project, known as Al Husainiyah, is located in the Ma'an Governorate[10] and involved the installation of approximately 200,000 photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, each with a capacity of 330 watts.[11] It reached commercial operation in September 2021 and is currently operational.[12][13][14]
In July 2021, the company, through a joint venture with Xenel Industries of Saudi Arabia, commissioned a 52 MW wind power project in Jordan. The project, located in the Tafila Governorate, reached commercial operation in the same month and is currently operational.[15][16]
Togo
In June 2021, AMEA Power commissioned a 50 MW Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed PV solar power plant in Togo in West Africa.[17][18][19][20] The plant has been operational since June 2021. In November 2022, the company announced to expand the facility to 70 MW and include a 4 MWh BESS.[21][22][23][24]
Burkina Faso
In May 2024, AMEA Power commissioned the 26.6 MW Zina solar plant in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso. The plant is currently operational.[25][26]
Advanced development
Chad
In February 2019, AMEA Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Chad to develop a 120 MW solar PV project[27] near N'Djamena. The facility is planned to be built in two phases and supply electricity to the state-owned utility, Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNE).[28][29][30]
Mali
In February 2020, AMEA Power was awarded a contract for the construction and operation of a 50 MW PV solar power plant near Tiakadougou-Dialakoro, a village close to Bamako, Mali.[31][32][33]
Egypt
In December 2019, AMEA Power signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC)[34] for a 500 MW Amunet wind power project in Ras Ghareb on the Red Sea coast.[35][36][37]
In February 2025, the company signed capacity purchase agreements with EETC to develop two battery storage facilities with a combined capacity of up to 1,500 MWh. The projects include a 1,000 MWh station at Benban in southern Egypt and a 500 MWh facility at Zafarana on the Red Sea coast.[38][39][40]
South Africa
In April 2023, the company signed a PPA with GreenCo Power Services for the offtake of energy from an 85 MW PV solar plant in South Africa’s North West Province.[41]
In January 2025, the company secured two BESS projects in South Africa. Located in the North West Province, the Gainfar and Boitekong projects, each with a capacity exceeding 300 MW, were awarded under Bid Window 2 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, organized by South Africa’s Department of Electricity and Energy.[42]
Uzbekistan
In January 2025, AMEA Power signed separate investment agreements for a 1 GW wind project and a 300 MW BESS in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.[43]
In November 2025, the company signed an agreement to develop new energy storage systems in Uzbekistan during the ENACT Majlis and ADIPEC-2025 forums on artificial intelligence and energy, held in Abu Dhabi.[44]
Morocco
In August 2025, AMEA Power participated in the expansion of the Agadir plant in Morocco, marking its first water desalination project in North Africa. It also plans a 150 MW wind project in Laayoune, which is being co-developed with Cox.[45][46][47][48]
Angola
In August 2025, the company signed a cooperation agreement with Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water to develop a seawater desalination plant. The planned facility is expected to have a capacity of 100,000 cubic meters per day and to provide water to the Mussulo Peninsula and the neighboring Futungo district, serving an estimated population of more than 800,000 people.[49]
Under construction
Egypt
In 2019, as part of the agreement, Abydos Solar Power Company (ASPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of AMEA Power, was designated to build, own, and operate a 200 MW solar power project in the Kom Ombo region of Aswan.[6] The International Finance Corporation, along with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, financed the PV project.[50][51][52]
In September 2024, the company was awarded two major projects in Egypt: a 1,000 MW solar plant with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and a 300 MWh expansion of the Abydos solar plant.[53][54]
Togo
In December 2023, a MoU was signed for the expansion of the plant by 30 MW, including the addition of a BESS with a minimum capacity of 10 MWh.[55]
South Africa
In December 2022, AMEA Power awarded the 120 MW Doornhoek solar power station through Bid Window 6 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme.[42]
Ivory Coast
In January 2023, AMEA Power signed agreements for a 50 MW Bondoukou PV solar project[56] under an independent power producer (IPP) scheme.[57] Construction began in March 2025 in Gontougo, northeastern Ivory Coast.[58]
Awards and recognition
- 2023: Global ESG Deal of the Year at the PFI Awards for 1GW Abydos Solar and Amunet Wind in Egypt.[59]
- 2023: ECA, DFI, IFI Deal of the Year at the Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Awards for combined solar and wind projects.[60]
- 2024: IJGlobal Renewables Solar Deal of the Year – Africa for the Doornhoek Solar PV Plant in South Africa.[61]
- 2025: Ranked #172 on TIME Magazine's list of the World's Top Greentech Companies.[9][62]