Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – Egypt Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt would touch $200 million by end-2019, the company chairman said. Jean-Pascal Tricoire told Thomson Reuters Projects that the company’s investments span a 10-year period. „Egypt is our regional hub serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Africa regions. We have invested in resources to serve many sectors ranging from smart buildings and smart grids to desalination plants,“ he said. (LINK). Schneider Electric’s total investments in Egypt reach $200mln – EgyptDME GmbH2019-12-15T23:26:24+01:00
Egypt receives three international bids to implement joint water desalination projects – Egypt The Egyptian government is considering three bids from international companies to implement joint water desalination projects with a total capacity of 300,000 cubic metres per day (scm/day). Government sources told Daily News Egypt that the bids for the establishment of desalination plants vary in capacity between 100-150 scm/day per plant. The sources revealed that the companies will secure the required funding for the projects and sell the desalinated water to the government for 20 years. Informed sources told Daily News Egypt that […] Egypt receives three international bids to implement joint water desalination projects – EgyptDME GmbH2019-12-02T20:20:55+01:00
South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – Egypt South Korea plans to support Egypt’s plans to implement desalination projects, the Korean ambassador to Egypt, Yeocheol Yoon, told Daily News Egypt, asserting, “we hope that Egypt’s negotiations with Ethiopia about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will go well, yet water demand in Egypt is still high.” Desalination is the way to go for Egypt, the ambassador noted, adding that Korean companies have a strong expertise in desalination. Egypt is working very hard to face water shortage issues through alternative solutions, President […] South Korea ready to support Egypt’s desalination plans: ambassador – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-20T20:45:24+01:00
UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – Egypt The Egyptian government has received an offer from an UAE company to implement several desalination plants with investments of up to $800m. The UAE company has submitted a bid to implement desalination plants in Egypt with a total capacity of 500,000 cubic metres per day, over several phases, Osama Hamdy, Deputy Minister of Housing for follow-up, projects, and utilities, told Daily News Egypt. He added that a committee has been formed to study the offer. After completing the study, a memorandum […] UAE company offers to establish $800mln desalination plants in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-11T11:39:46+01:00
ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – Egypt ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination facilities from Saudi Arabia has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Government of Egypt to develop, finance, construct and operate the Kom Ombo photovoltaic plant, which will yield a capacity of 200 MW. The signing took place under the patronage of His Excellency. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt; His Excellency Osama Naqli, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Egypt; and Dr. Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and […] ACWA signs Power Purchase Agreement for 200 MW photovoltaic plant in Egypt – EgyptDME GmbH2019-11-06T17:32:43+01:00
ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egypt’s 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – Egypt The PPA was signed by Rajit Nanda, chief investment officer at ACWA Power, and Sabah Mashaly, chairman of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, in the presence of senior executives from ACWA Power and delegates from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Construction is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2021. Once operational, the plant is expected to cater to the power needs of 130 thousand households, in addition to offsetting 280 thousand tonnes of CO2 per year. ACWA Power signs power purchase deal for Egypt’s 200MW Kom Ombo solar plant – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-31T14:04:58+01:00
South Sinai to introduce ZLD plants beginning with Sharm El Sheikh – Egypt South Sinai contemplates introducing water treatment plants operating in the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system in parallel to adding more desalination plants while improving the efficiency of existing ones. For that purpose, Chairman of South Sinai Water Company Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hamdy met with Minister of Military Production Mohamed Said al-Assar and CEO of International Desalination and Water Treatment (LLC) (IDWT) Nabil al-Maraghy. Hamdy said the governorate plans to build a ZLD water treatment plant in Sharm El […] South Sinai to introduce ZLD plants beginning with Sharm El Sheikh – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-21T22:54:05+02:00
Leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to meet on Nile dam standoff – Egypt Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday he would meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Russia to discuss a dispute over a hydropower dam that the Horn of Africa country is building on the River Nile. A long-running diplomatic standoff over building and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has heightened tensions between the two countries. Egypt worries that the dam will threaten its already scarce water supplies. “I agreed with the Ethiopian prime minister to meet in […] Leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia to meet on Nile dam standoff – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-13T17:27:54+02:00
Egypt’s parliament forms an ad hoc committee to discuss GERD – Egypt The committee will review the measures necessary to protect Egypt’s rights in Nile water. Egypt’s Parliamentary Speaker Ali Abdel-Aal told MPs in a plenary session Wednesday that an ad hoc committee will be formed to discuss the future of negotiations with Ethiopia on the issue of its Renaissance Dam. “The committee will be headed by deputy speaker Soliman Wahdan, and it will be entrusted with studying the government’s positions and statements on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and then review […] Egypt’s parliament forms an ad hoc committee to discuss GERD – EgyptDME GmbH2019-10-09T20:05:30+02:00
How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From Desertification About 20% of the world’s population has no access to safe drinking water, and this number will increase as the population continues to grow and global freshwater sources continue to decline. The worst-affected areas are the arid and semiarid regions of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. UNESCO has reported that the freshwater shortfall worldwide will rise to 500 trillion gallons/yr by 2025. They expect water wars to break out in the near-future. The World Economic Forum says that shortage of fresh water may be the […] How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From DesertificationDME GmbH2019-07-17T14:49:56+02:00