- Egypt’s commitment is to achieve 42% electricity generation from renewables by 2030.
- A 5MWp solar farm will power the COP 27 conference to be held in November as a sign of Egypt’s commitment to the energy transition.
The 27th United Nations climate change conference, 2022, to be hosted in Egypt, is taking the green energy transition to the next level. The conference to be held in November is said to be powered by a 5MWp solar farm as a sign of Egypt’s commitment to energy transition and ecological conservation. The ministry of electricity and energy and the Governor of South Sinai are overseers of this ambitious project aligned to Egypt’s commitment to achieving 42% electricity generation from renewables by 2030.
The power plant project is almost complete and is implemented by a Cario-based company, AlTawakol Electric. The project is executed in partnership with GTCI and Intro Sustainable Resources(ISR) handlers of engineering, procurement, and construction(EPC) contracts. Egypt’s goal is to become a hub for clean energy production in the North African region. The country has an installed renewable energy capacity of 6226MW in 20221 and is currently developing hydrogen infrastructure to include the installed capacity of renewable energy. This initiative has attracted investments from large multinationals and is expected to offset over 4000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.