- Egypt has launched a biogas project in Beni Suef with UNIDO, Eni, and the Biogas Energy Foundation to process 134 tonnes of animal waste daily.
- The project builds on Egypt’s national biogas expansion, as the Biogas Energy Foundation has already installed 2,000 units across 19 governorates.
Egypt has launched a biogas project in Beni Suef Governorate to convert agricultural and animal waste into renewable energy, the Cabinet said on Sunday, August 10, to boost clean power generation and sustainable waste management.
The initiative, developed in partnership with the Biogas Energy Foundation for Sustainable Development, an affiliate of the Ministry of Environment, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), will be implemented with energy company Eni.
Meanwhile, officials said the project includes the construction of a biogas plant with a daily capacity of 5,000 cubic metres, supported by a collection system processing 134 tonnes of animal waste per day.
Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Manal Awad and Agriculture and Land Reclamation Minister Alaa Farouk reviewed plans to scale up the use of agricultural and animal waste for biogas and fertiliser production.
Authorities said the plant will form part of a broader national effort to expand biogas technology. It will offer a safe disposal route for organic waste while producing clean energy and organic fertiliser.
Since its creation, the Biogas Energy Foundation has installed 2,000 biogas units across 19 governorates, generating 2.152 million cubic metres of gas annually and transforming 53,800 tonnes of animal waste into 50,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser.