Egypt’s NoorNation Raises USD 1.05 Million for Solar Irrigation

Egyptian solar energy and water technology startup NoorNation has raised USD 1.05 million in seed funding from Leena Farms, Catalyst Fund and KBW Ventures to expand solar-powered irrigation and its pay-as-you-go service for farmers.

The funding will support the deployment of five solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1.1 MW across Leena Farms’ agricultural operations in Bahariya Oasis and Minya. Leena Farms, previously a customer of NoorNation, has become an investor and development partner.

NoorNation’s solar irrigation-as-a-service model aims to help small farmers adopt solar-powered pumping without paying installation costs upfront. Farmers pay according to water usage, with payments facilitated through credit top-ups on the My Fawry app. The company also supports the transition from flood irrigation to drip irrigation to improve water-use efficiency.

The startup has completed around 66 projects with a combined capacity of 7 MW across 13 Egyptian governorates, serving more than 5,200 acres, according to the report. It has also delivered projects in the UAE and supplied two solar-powered Lifebox desalination units to hospitals in Tajikistan in cooperation with UNICEF.