"Global South Utilities" The UAE expands its renewable energy portfolio in Africa and Central Asia
ABU DHABI, 17 APRIL / WAM / Global South Utilities, a subsidiary of Resources Investments in Abu Dhabi, announced the harvest of its achievements for the year 2025, which included the expansion of its portfolio in renewable energy projects across Africa and Central Asia, contributing to supplying more than 500,000 homes with electricity.
During its review of the most prominent results in 2025, the company said that it had implemented major projects in record time and within diverse operating environments, including areas suffering from many challenges and lacking basic services. The company also focused on enhancing energy access to communities that still face a shortage of stable supplies.
The company’s global momentum reflects a shift from developing independent projects to adopting a more integrated model that includes power generation, manufacturing, and market expansion, as well as an increasing focus on localizing value chains in the renewable energy sector.
This is evident in the company’s investments in Egypt, which contribute to transferring part of the production operations to the region, thus enhancing meeting regional demand and reducing dependence on external supply chains.
Mohammed Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Global South Utilities, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Resources Investment Company, confirmed that the company’s performance during the year 2025 reflects a clear strategic direction.
He said that the year 2025 reflects a clear trend towards expanding our presence in major markets, in addition to building the necessary infrastructure to support long-term transformations in the energy sector, and we continue to focus on providing practical solutions that combine speed and flexibility and making a tangible impact in communities.
The company mentioned a number of prominent projects that it implemented during the year 2025, including the operation of the “Noor Chad” solar power plant, with a capacity of 50 megawatts, equipped with a battery energy storage system with a capacity of 5 megawatts per hour, in the capital, N’Djamena.
The project was implemented within a record period of only 8 months and currently provides electricity to more than 250,000 homes, as part of a project that is considered one of the first major renewable energy projects in the country.
President Mohamed Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, awarded Ali Al-Shammari, CEO and Managing Director of Global South Utilities, the “National Knight of the Order, First Class,” one of the highest honors in Chad, in appreciation of his company’s commitment to completing the “Noor Chad” solar energy project in record time.
In the Central African Republic, Global South Utilities laid the foundation stone for a 50-megawatt solar power generation facility, equipped with a 10-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system, to supply electricity to more than 300,000 homes, in addition to reducing more than 50,000 tons of carbon emissions annually.
The company’s portfolio in Africa includes more than 150 megawatts of solar energy projects under development and implementation, supported by a battery storage capacity exceeding 35 megawatts per hour, as part of its expansion in spreading renewable energy solutions in markets that suffer from limited access to electricity.
The company’s projects contribute to significantly reducing carbon emissions, including more than 50,000 tons annually in the Central African Republic, and about 68,000 tons annually from the Chad station.
These indicators reflect a growing trend in emerging markets towards integrating the generation and storage of renewable energy to reduce dependence on diesel, which is still a major source of electricity in many of these countries.
In addition to project development, the company has expanded its role across value chains in the energy sector. In Egypt, the company joined an international alliance to establish the “Atom Solar Egypt” industrial complex in Ain Sokhna, with an investment volume of $220 million and a solar panel manufacturing capacity of up to 2 gigawatts, in addition to providing more than 800 direct job opportunities.
On the other hand, the company entered the Central Asian market by acquiring a 51% stake in the Yashil Energia company in Uzbekistan to expand into the field of distributed solar energy, electric vehicle charging, and small hydropower projects.
Engineer Ali Al-Shammari pointed out that the company’s performance during the year 2025 reflects a shift in its approach towards building sustainable foundations for the future.
He said that 2025 was a year of implementation, whether through delivering projects, entering new markets, or expanding our presence in renewable energy value chains, while 2026 is the year of expansion, as we continue to build on these achievements and strengthen our presence in Africa and Latin America, with a focus on localizing energy solutions near the beneficiary markets.
He added that during the year 2025, we demonstrated our ability to implement our projects in complex and underserved markets, within record time frames, stressing that this consistency, through achieving achievement in difficult environments and at a rapid pace, is what distinguishes us and leads our growth path in 2026.
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