{"version":"1","article":{"id":"egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","slug":"egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=en","title":"Egyptian BME and CATL sign electric battery plant contract","summary":"The first phase is planned at 1 GWh a year with investment above EGP2 billion; a later phase targets 5 GWh.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-13","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"State Information Service","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/pm-witnesses-signing-of-contract-to-build-plant-for-electric-batteries","publishedAt":"2026-09-13","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-electric-battery-factory-bme-catl-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Egyptian battery maker BME and China’s CATL signed a contract on September 13 for a plant producing battery systems. Egypt’s State Information Service said the first phase is designed for 1 gigawatt-hour of annual capacity, with initial investment above EGP2 billion, or about $39 million.","A second phase is intended to raise annual capacity to 5 GWh and add passenger-car and renewable-energy storage batteries. The project targets 40% local content and domestic and export markets. These are planned capacities and targets; the source did not report construction completion or production."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The first phase is planned at 1 GWh a year with investment above EGP2 billion; a later phase targets 5 GWh.\n\nEgyptian battery maker BME and China’s CATL signed a contract on September 13 for a plant producing battery systems. Egypt’s State Information Service said the first phase is designed for 1 gigawatt-hour of annual capacity, with initial investment above EGP2 billion, or about $39 million.\n\nA second phase is intended to raise annual capacity to 5 GWh and add passenger-car and renewable-energy storage batteries. The project targets 40% local content and domestic and export markets. These are planned capacities and targets; the source did not report construction completion or production.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}