The Presidency
Today, President El-Sisi met in Al-Alamein City with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Eng. Mahmoud Esmat.
The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the meeting reviewed the progress made in implementing the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy’s action plan, particularly the energy mix, the use of renewable energy and storage batteries as well as efforts to enhance the quality and efficiency of energy usage, rationalize consumption, and operate power plants economically to optimize fuel usage.
This is in addition to efforts to improve the national electricity grid through interconnection projects, strengthening the transmission network to integrate new capacities, enhancing the efficiency of distribution networks, and reducing electricity loss.
The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy presented measures taken by the ministry to improve its services, including coordination with the Ministry of Petroleum to secure gas and fuel needed to operate power stations.
This is in addition to the regular monitoring of maintenance and operation programs of electricity stations, combating electricity theft, reducing losses in the electricity grid and introducing approximately 2,000 megawatts of new renewable energy capacity, with investments of around $2.3 billion.
The meeting also reviewed efforts to localize the industry for electricity and new and renewable energy , including coordination with major international companies operating in battery storage and wind turbine manufacturing to localize these industries in Egypt.
The minister also reviewed the status of reinforcing the national electricity grid to accommodate renewable energy capacities. He noted that the current capacity from renewable sources—including wind, solar, and hydropower—has reached 8,031 megawatts.
Within the same framework, the meeting reviewed projected renewable energy capacities by 2030 according to the Integrated and Sustainable Energy Strategy, as well as a statement of expected renewable energy capacities (solar/wind) to be added to Egypt’s electricity grid by June 2028.
The meeting addressed efforts to improve energy efficiency in generation plants and the results achieved from changing operation patterns.
The meeting also covered the progress of the implementation of the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant project and the Egyptian-Saudi electricity interconnection project, which aims to transmit 3,000 megawatts with investments of approximately $1.8 billion, in addition to ongoing efforts to implement the Egypt-Greece electrical interconnection project.
The President emphasized the need to intensify government efforts to attract investment into the renewable energy sector, ensure the sustainability of supply to the national electricity grid and industrial and service sectors, as well as intensify working on the ongoing projects to enhance the energy system’s efficiency.
President El-Sisi gave directives to continue efforts to improve electricity services across all governorates, strengthen the national grid’s capacity to accommodate expected increases in consumption through the continuous upgrade of power plants, transmission and distribution networks, and control centers, and to maximize the use of new and renewable energy sources, while stressing the importance of serious endeavors to localize industries related to renewable energy projects.
