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Renewable Energy Conference to Advance Low-Carbon Development in Egypt

Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy and the New and Renewable Energy Authority together with the International Renewable Energy Agency will co-organize the country’s first high-level renewable energy conference in Cairo next week. The three-day Egypt Renewable Energy Conference, held from October 9-11, will seek to advance renewables development in the country and will feature the release of IRENA’s Egypt Renewable Energy Outlook report, an assessment of Egypt’s full renewable energy potential.
Renewable Energy Conference to Advance Low-Carbon Development in Egypt
Courtesy of IRENA

Egypt aims to source 20 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2022, rising to 42 percent by 2035 as it works to meet rising demand for power. Total installed capacity currently stands at around 3.9 GW, mostly from hydropower.

The conference will bring together investors and national policy makers from Egypt and across the Middle East and North Africa region to advance energy transformation across Egypt as it pursues short and medium-term targets. IRENA Director-General Adnan Z. Amin will present the report’s key findings in the presence of ministers and high-level guests.

“Egypt has established its renewable energy ambition and this commitment is evidenced by progress made on world class projects such as the Benban Solar Park in Aswan, which will be one of the world’s largest solar parks once complete,” said Amin. “In a country such as Egypt, which possesses tremendous resource potential, sustainable energy can be the backbone of its long-term energy planning.”

Following a presentation of the report and its recommendations the conference will focus on a number of important topics relevant to renewable energy development in Egypt. The sessions will be followed by a training workshop conducted by IRENA on renewable energy project development, which supports the Pan-Arab Clean Energy (PACE) initiative – a regional initiative aiming to promote the integration of greater shares of renewables into power systems in the Arab region. The workshop will inform project developers on the tools available to them that can assist in the development of successful renewable energy projects in the region.

Key topics to be discussed at the event include:

  •  Renewable energy deployment policies, featuring ministers and CEO-level participants from across the Middle East and North Africa region and the world
  • Renewable energy investments, identifying the investment frameworks necessary to accelerate the progression of renewables deployment in Egypt
  • Job creation and manufacturing capacity, exploring ways to ensure domestic businesses are positioned to capitalize on the development of a clear, long-term government program 
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