A source in the Ministry of Electricity confirmed that Egypt's production of electricity generated from bioenergy reached 12 Megawatts. He also added that The Government is currently considering increasing electricity generation from those sources to 20 Megawatts over the coming years, while promoting investment in it, following the announcement of the tariff for purchasing energy produced from waste. He confirmed the existence of projects to generate electricity from bioenergy, with a capacity of up to 6 Megawatts in the coming years, with investments of up to 250 million EGP. He noted that some projects are allocated to the private sector with a total capacity of up to 51 Megawatts. Distribution companies will purchase the energy produced from electricity generation projects, especially since bioenergy is one of Egypt's electricity production sources, the majority of which is produced at the El-Gabal El-Asfar Station. Remembering that Egypt's production of renewable energy by the end of 2019 has risen vigorously to registered 6,000 Megawatts equivalent to 11% of the total electricity production, which reached 55,000 Megawatts, and Egypt's renewable energy production has risen by 2000 Megawatts during 2019, Hydropower has acquired the lion’s share and registered 2,835 Megawatts, followed by solar power that reached 1,740 Megawatts, while wind power registered 1,375 Megawatts. The Ministry of Electric...
2020-12-17 15:39:07
Within the framework of accelerating the implementation of the projects planned in the "Decent Life" initiative, which was launched by H.E. president Sisi to raise the standard of living in the villages most in need, as well as promoting the development of basic services provided to citizens and alleviating poverty rates , Dr. Muhammad Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, asked the electricity distribution companies to take the necessary steps towards improving the efficiency of electrical networks in the targeted villages. Dr. Shaker explained that the development plan for the electricity networks that will be implemented includes improving the service and raising the efficiency of the electrical supply. It also includes the conversion of exposed low-voltage conductors into insulated ones, changing the small conductors to convenient ones, raising the capacity of the transformers, replacing the rickety lamp posts, replacing the suspended transformers with kiosks, and creating new electric feeders to improve the performance and stability of electrical supply and develop solutions to avoid problems of long lines. In this regard, the Beheira Electricity Distribution Company is developing the electricity network with 13 villages at a total cost of L.E. 58 million as part of the Presidential Initiative Project "A Decent Life" for every Egyptian. The development of the electricity network has been completed with (8) villages in the ar...
2020-12-17 15:57:30
Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of Siemens Energy Service Center and the Egyptian German Academy for Technical Training, in the presence of Staff Major General / Abdel Mageed Saqr, Governor of Suez, Mr. Joe Kaiser, CEO of the German Siemens AG, representatives of Siemens and Mr. Ufa Jilin, the first advisor and head of the German development cooperation mission in Egypt, and the engineer Dr. Magdy Galal, Chairman of the Egyptian Gas Holding Company on behalf of the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a number of leaders of the electricity sector. The service center combines a repair center, a tooling center and spare-parts warehouse, along with the Egyptian German Technical, which will serve as a hub for vocational training. Dr. Shaker expressed his gratitude for participating in a new achievement of the German company Siemens in Egypt. This was added to the fruitful and constructive cooperation that the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has witnessed with the Siemens company for decades, which culminated with success in the joint cooperation between the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Siemens and the Egyptian partners by establishing 3 gigantic power stations with a capacity of 14.4 GW, representing an addition to the Egyptian national grid about 25% of its capacity which was accomplished in an unprecedented period...
2020-11-12 16:37:07
The Syndicate of Engineers in Alexandria, headed by Dr. Mohammed Hisham Saoudi, and the Industry and Energy Committee headed by Dr. Hassan Lotfy, organized a seminar entitled "The Construction Industry and Building Information Modeling Technology (BIM") on Thursday, 19 November at the Syndicate's Conference Hall. The Syndicate indicated, in a statement today, that Dr. Shaima Ashour, Engineer Islam Khalil, Engineer Salim Badawy and Engineer Moataz Ehab, who are BIM technology experts, delivered lectures at the symposium. Dr. Hassan Lotfy, head of the Industry and Energy Committee at the Syndicate of Engineers in Alexandria, said that the meeting dealt with the construction industry and the uses of building information modeling technology and discussed how to start applying the Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology in the Egyptian construction industry. He also discussed the use of BIM technology in new smart cities in Egypt, its role in achieving sustainable buildings in the New Alamein City, and its impacts on smart engineering education, in addition to addressing the importance of BIM technology for construction and architectural, electrical and mechanical engineers. He indicated that the meeting will present ten important information and elements about (BIM) technology, as well as the Egyptian code for (BIM) technology.
2020-11-19 16:09:02
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar honored the recipients of the best master's and Ph.D. theses in the engineering sector, during his participation in the meeting of the Engineering Studies Sector Committee, in the presence of Dr. Mahmoud Al-Matini, President of Ain Shams University, Dr. Mahmoud Sakr, President of Scientific Research and Technology Academy, and Dr. Diaa Khalil, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University, Dr. Abdel Hamid Shaira, Chairman of the Engineering Studies Sector Committee, and Dr. Muhammad Salihin, Secretary of the Engineering Studies Sector Committee, and the committee members, at the headquarters of the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Dr. Hany Abdel Moneim Hamed from the Faculty of Engineering, Menofia University, was among the honorees as the best PhD thesis. His thesis provides practical solutions to current and future challenges of systems connecting new and renewable energy networks with the traditional operating ones. The research is concerned with the problems that have long caused the inability of electronic power transformers to work properly when networks are disturbed. In accordance with the country's interest in clean energy and the expansion in its use, the research focused on showing and solving the chronic problems in connecting electronic power transformers with operating networks. The research also provides the practical experience required to design, operate and protect these...
2020-11-26 14:24:47
The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) and its subsidiaries have made total investments amounting to EGP 33bn during fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, according to EEHC Chairperson Gaber Desouky. Desouky’s comments came during the company’s Ordinary General Assembly and Extraordinary General Assembly meetings, headed by Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker. Desouky said that, thanks to the support of Egypt’s political leadership, the EEHC has succeeded in overcoming the challenges it faced during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The company has also managed to stabilize the national grid, bridged the gap between production and demand for electricity, and completed steps to rehabilitate electricity companies. He added that many measures have been taken, the most important of which is the settlement of financial entanglements between the holding company and its subsidiary companies with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Desouky pointed out that the capacity of Egypt’s national grid increased by 1,199 megawatts (MW) to 59,529 MW, with the amount of energy generated reaching about 197.3bn kWh. The efficiency of the existing power plants continues to increase, in addition to the necessary maintenance and overhauls being conducted to ensure their readiness. This has taken place without affecting the continuity of supply for all State sectors. The EEHC Head said th...
2020-12-05 08:45:02
In continuation of the efforts and the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy’s plan to strengthen the Egyptian transmission network, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, witnessed signing of a contract between the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the Hitachi ABB for Power Grids for the supply and installation of Static Synchronous condenser- STATCOM devices. For the first time in the Egyptian grid at El-Owainat Main Transformer station on the high-voltage of 220 KV. In order to keep pace with the latest technologies to improve the performance of modern electrical networks in the world with a capacity of 200+ megafarad. The project aims to improve the grid’s performance and increase its reliability and stability in El-Owainat area to secure and improve the quality of electrical supply. The total value of the project is about 431 million EGP. The financing is done within the strategic projects of the Ministry of Electricity with an implementation period of about 18 months, starting from the date of signing the contract. Such actions come as a confirmation of the directives of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to strengthen the electrical grid in the various governorates of Egypt, and within the framework of the huge efforts made by the electricity and renewable energy sector to develop the electricity transmission grids in the various governorates of Egypt within the plan to raise the q...
2020-12-10 14:00:10
Dr. Mohammed Shaker, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, explained the efforts of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy with its various companies to raise the efficiency of the electrical grid and improve the level of performance in order to ensure the stability and continuity of electric feeding in accordance with the standards of quality in this regard and within the scope of the Qena sector of the Upper Egypt Electricity Distribution Company, which has about (901 thousand) subscribers From July 2014 to June 2020, expansion and replacement work was carried out to raise the efficiency of the electrical grid in the province and improve service for subscribers. Implementation of expansion and replacement work to raise the efficiency of the electrical network in the province and improve the service for subscribers where the implementation of the ambitious plan in the sector of Electricity Qena and financed by a loan from the state for the development of networks during the period july 2017 to June 2020 at a cost of 615 million pounds. The self-plan was implemented during the period from July 2014 to June 2020 with a value of about 177 million pounds. And about the plan to replace the antennas into ground cables the medium voltage antennas were replaced by ground cables from July 2017 to June 2020, with 78 operations with a total cable length of 39,861 km, a value of 42 million pounds. About the projects (implemented for others) the company studied...
2020-12-31 12:10:20
Engineer Muhammad Shaker, Minister of Electricity, affirmed that energy is the main pillar for bringing about comprehensive development in all communities. It's the development vein in various fields of economic and social life, as it is considered a critical issue for restoring macroeconomic stability and strengthening foreign exchange reserves. Energy is one of the most important pillars of the Egyptian national security, as comprehensive sustainable development plans in all fields are linked to the state's ability to provide the energy resources needed to implement these plans. Consequently, the state strives to preserve energy resources and maximize their utilization. He pointed out that the state has set Egypt's vision 2030, with a view to making Egypt ranks among the developed countries in the world, by doubling the urban area to accommodate the expected large population increase. This includes handling the problems resulting from the increase in population densities in many cities, through implementing a group of mega-national projects, whether new cities projects, agricultural reclamation, giant electric power plants, sea water desalination projects, sewage and agricultural wastewater treatment, main and motorway projects, and providing all these projects with all fundamental utilities and infrastructure. He also added that despite the great challenges that Egypt faced in providing energy to the local market during a previous stage, the...
2021-01-09 19:21:37
Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, confirmed that the transport sector comes the second after "energy" in terms of air pollution, as the transport sector, especially vehicle exhaust, accounts for about 23% of the harmful emissions that cause air pollution. She added that there is a health and environmental return in converting cars to the clean energy system, as converting 1,000 cars will save more than one million dollars, 1000 microbuses will save about $ 3 million, and converting 1000 buses to work with electricity will save about $ 44 million annually. The Minister of Environment clarified that the governorates of Cairo, Giza and Qalyubia were firstly selected as they suffer from high rates of air pollution, adding that the locations of the scrap yards and their environmental requirements have been determined and specified.
2021-01-21 15:02:38
Within the framework of the interest of the Egyptian political leadership in the speedy implementation of the electrical interconnection project between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the brotherly Republic of Sudan and the termination of the second phase of this project, and within the framework of the interest that the electricity and renewable energy sector attaches to the electrical interconnection projects, especially the connection with the Republic of Sudan. The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and Siemens Energy Company signed a contract to raise the capacity and stability of the existing electrical interconnection line between Egypt and Sudan to 300 from 80 megawatts. The signing ceremony was attended by Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker and Sudanese Ambassador to Cairo Mohamed Elias. The ministry revealed in a statement that the contract includes the supply and installation of two ineffective compensator units (STATECOM) capacity of 2 x + - 150 megafars. The contract, worth 453 million Egyptian pounds, will be financed by the strategic projects of the General Office of the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, with an implementation period of about 18 months from the date of its signing. Shaker praised Sudanese-Egyptian ties, stressing an interest in fostering them. He also highlighted the fruitful and constructive cooperation between the electricity and renewable energy field with Siemens, represente...
2021-05-05 14:27:54
