Evicted and Abandoned

Egypt

9 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 19% of all the World Bank-financed projects in Egypt. An estimated 5,030 people were displaced by 3 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
Egypt - Wind Power Development Project Jun. 15, 2010 Active $70M 541
EG-Giza North Power Project Jun. 8, 2010 Active $600M 3,589
EGYPT-Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project May. 3, 2005 Active $120M 900
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
EG - Helwan South Power Project Jun. 27, 2013 Active $585.4M
EG-Integrated Sanitation & Sew. Infra. 2 Jun. 30, 2011 Active $200M
EG-National Drainage II Add. Financing Mar. 23, 2010 Active $30M
EG-Ain Sokhna Power Project Jan. 29, 2009 Active $600M
Integrated Sanitation& Sewerage Infrastructure Project Mar. 20, 2008 Active $120M
EG-Natural Gas Connections Project Jan. 24, 2008 Closed $75M
Projects with complaints
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
EG-Giza North Power Project Jun. 8, 2010 Active $600M 3,589