The objective of this paper is to present a specific case study example of a pilot autonomous desalination system concept from Egypt that will be implemented in line with the ADIRA project. After a short introduction into ADIRA and the tackled problems a detailed description of the stand alone system complex follows. The pilot system will be installed in a village on the North west coast of Egypt helping a small community to overcome water & energy shortage. The paper will describe the technologies used and expected socio-technical and socio-economic impacts.