solar energy
Finance Ministry willing to allocate LE1 bn to boost solar energy
Egypt
April 10, 2015
Finance Ministry willing to allocate LE1 bn to boost solar energy
Finance Minister Hany Qadry Dimian said he is willing to allocate LE1 billion to boost solar energy in Egypt, Al-Masry…
Egypts to use solar energy to run irrigation techniques
Egypt
March 24, 2015
Egypts to use solar energy to run irrigation techniques
The Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry has started implementing plans to develop a means of irrigation in the Delta to meet…
Egypt, UNIDO sign US$6.5 million agreement to promote renewable energy sources and technologies
Business
March 17, 2015
Egypt, UNIDO sign US$6.5 million agreement to promote renewable energy sources and technologies
Egypt and UNIDO have signed a cooperation agreement over a campaign to promote new and renewable energy sources in heating…
Egypt signs agreement to generate 5,000 megawatts through solar energy
Business
March 15, 2015
Egypt signs agreement to generate 5,000 megawatts through solar energy
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with global energy groups to generate electricity using solar power in a bid to…
Solar plane passes new test ahead of planned world tour
Egypt
March 3, 2015
Solar plane passes new test ahead of planned world tour
A solar-powered plane made a third successful test flight in the United Arab Emirates on Monday ahead of a planned…
Post Authority to implement 18 projects in 2015
Egypt
February 19, 2015
Post Authority to implement 18 projects in 2015
The National Post Authority has announced a number of initiatives that will be implemented in 2015. Head of the authority Khaled…
Al-Sisi:Egypt to build 4,300 MW solar, wind plants in 3 years
Egypt
January 19, 2015
Al-Sisi:Egypt to build 4,300 MW solar, wind plants in 3 years
Egypt aims to build solar and wind power plants in the next three years with combined capacity of 4,300 megawatts,…
Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts
Environment
January 17, 2015
Oil price slump puts at risk clean energy push: experts
Falling oil prices could have a negative impact on global efforts to develop renewable energy sources, experts warned Saturday at…
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
Egypt
January 15, 2015
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
Giza Governor Ali abdel Rahman signed a protocol Wednesday in order to shift dependence from electricity to solar energy to…
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
Egypt
December 18, 2014
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
The Finance Ministry is considering slashing duties from the current 20 percent tax to as low as 2 percent on imported…