Details have emerged of the qualification criteria for companies looking to bid on Egypt's upcoming raft of privately financed desalination plants. The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) this month issued a call for investors interested in upcoming projects with a combined capacity of 3 million m~3/d to register for qualification. The aim is to package dozens of plants into lots split among four different groups, with the qualification criteria becoming more stringent for those bidders looking to compete for the larger packages (see table, right). As well as demonstrating a track record of building and operating desalination facilities and raising finance, potential bidders will have to show they or their partners have experience developing and operating renewable energy generation facilities such as solar or wind. All of the new plants will be powered by renewables.
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