Early Warning System

Countries

Egypt

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Specific Location

Along Egypt's Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea coasts.

Whenever identified, the area within countries where the impacts of the investment may be experienced. Exact locations of projects may not be identified fully or at all in project documents. Please review updated project documents and community-led assessments.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Approved

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Dec 9, 2025

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Ridgewood for Water Desalination SAE

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Construction
Water and Sanitation

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Type(s)

Loan

The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 7.36 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported EGP 350
Converted using 2025-12-09 exchange rate.

Project Cost (USD)

$ 393.00 million

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Jun 10, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 5, 2025

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank provided information, the investment invovlves the provision of a senior loan of up to EGP 350 million (c. EUR 6.4 million) to Ridgewood for Water Desalination SAE to finance the construction, operation, and maintenance of circa 11 new B2B desalination plants and the rehabilitation/upgrade of existing plants along Egypt's Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea coasts.

The main objective of the Project is to support Ridgewood for Water Desalination SAE's growth and expansion in the water desalination sector by increasing its capacity to deliver reliable, sustainable water solutions. The loan will enable expansion of desalination capacity through new plants and upgrades to existing facilities, contributing to Egypt's broader water security goals.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

RIDGEWOOD FOR WATER DESALINATION SAE

Ridgewood for Water Desalination SAE ("RWD" or ''the Borrower'') is an Egypt based company, incorporated in 1999, providing desalinated water to private sector clients in the coastal areas of Egypt under both Build Own Operate ("BOO") and Operation and Maintenance ("O&M") contracts. RWD operates jointly with its sister companies, Sinai for Environmental Services SAE ("Sinai") and Ridgewood Egypt for Infrastructure Projects ("REFI") which are mainly responsible for the Business to Business ("B2B") distribution of water. RWD's growth strategy focuses on upgrading and expanding capacities of their central water stations in addition to adding new plants at standalone sites.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Ridgewood for Water Desalination SAE	Client	Water and Sanitation

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

Contact information not provided at the time of disclosure

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html