Banque Misr has concluded an EGP285 million Islamic funding agreement of MMP (Dimishing Musharakah) with Upper Egypt Electricity to develop and renovate the Al-Waledeya station in Assiut. This facility granted by Banque Misr represents the first Islamic funding of MMP directed to the electricity sector. The funding will be used to maintain and renovate the Al-Waledeya station's first unit boiler, which will be carried out by the boiler's original producer Mitsubishi. The funding will last for 80 months from the first usage or withdrawal and is split into 20 month withdrawal periods, with a 60 month repayment period. Banque Misr currently acts as a syndicate with Audi and Abu Dhabi Islamic Banks to lend Al-Noran Sugar Company EGP1.5 billion. It is the second form of Islamic funding by Banque Misr after lending Egyptian Steel EGP1.7 billion in October. The meeting was attended by Electricity and Energy Minister Ahmed Imam, Banque Misr's Vice Chairman Mohamed Abbas Fayed, Upper Egypt Electricity Chairman Fathi El-Sayed and Electricity Holding Company Vice Chair Mohamed Habib. Translated from AlBorsa newspaper
