Masdar-backed Infinity Power considers Abu Dhabi IPO

• IPO within next 3 years
• Listing of 20% to 30% of shares
• Other exchanges considered

Infinity Power, a joint venture between Egypt’s Infinity and the UAE’s Masdar, is considering listing on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange within the next three years, according to its chairman.

“If we’re going to list today, our preference would be Abu Dhabi,” Mansour said. “Maybe that changes in a year or two. It depends on how the markets evolve.”

He said the company would be most likel to list around 20 to 30 percent of its shares. It is also considering issuing green bonds.

Infinity Power, which is developing solar energy and wind power projects in Egypt and Africa, will consider listing on exchanges in Dubai, Johannesburg, London, and Cairo, Mohamed Ismail Mansour told Bloomberg in an interview.

This year has been busy for initial public offerings, with 30 across the GCC countries in the first nine months of 2024, raising $5.2 billion.

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• UAE companies sign renewable energy deals in Egypt
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Infinity Power, launched in 2020, is targeting 10 gigawatt (GW) of operational renewable energy by 2030 with an investment of $5 billion.

It currently operates 1.3GW of solar power and onshore wind farms across Egypt, South Africa and Senegal.

Last month Masdar, Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities signed a deal with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to develop solar projects with a combined capacity of 1.2GW and 720MW of battery energy storage systems.

In August it signed a power purchase agreement with the EETC for its 200MW wind farm located in Ras Ghareb, Gulf of Suez region.