# CNG Egypt New Energy Glass Project breaks ground in Ain Sokhna

Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, attended the groundbreaking for the CNG Egypt New Energy Glass Project, a subsidiary of China Glass Holding, at the TEDA industrial zone in Ain Sokhna. The $300 million facility will produce flat and photovoltaic glass for solar panels, with a daily capacity of 1,000 tons of flat glass and 800 tons of photovoltaic glass, and is expected to create 1,000 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-11-28
- Where: Ain Sokhna, Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1,000 tons/day flat glass, 800 tons/day photovoltaic glass
- Products: flat glass, photovoltaic glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [CNG Egypt New Energy Glass](https://endata.com/companies/81415.md)
- [Suez Canal Economic Zone](https://endata.com/companies/13025.md) (partner)
- [China Glass Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/20906.md) (partner)
- [TEDA-Egypt](https://endata.com/companies/41822.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [businesstodayegypt.com](https://www.businesstodayegypt.com/Article/1/5562/SCZone-head-inaugurates-new-Chinese-glass-production-project-expected-to), 2024-11-28: "The facility's production of flat and photovoltaic glass, which is used in solar panel manufacturing, will support the growth of renewable energy industries."

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