solar energy
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
Egypt
January 15, 2015
Giza corniche to be lightened up via solar energy in 60 days
Giza Governor Ali abdel Rahman signed a protocol Wednesday in order to shift dependence from electricity to solar energy to…
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
Egypt
December 18, 2014
Govt mulls custom cuts on imported renewable energy appliances
The Finance Ministry is considering slashing duties from the current 20 percent tax to as low as 2 percent on imported…
Australian scientists announce solar energy breakthrough
Environment
December 8, 2014
Australian scientists announce solar energy breakthrough
Australian scientists said Monday they had made a breakthrough in increasing the efficiency of solar panels, which they hope could…
Sun heat or barbarism
Opinion
October 23, 2014
Sun heat or barbarism
The marvel of its time, which impressed the world from Egypt in particular and not from any other place, had…
US First Solar to invest in Egypt by next year, executive director says
Environment
October 22, 2014
US First Solar to invest in Egypt by next year, executive director says
The US company, First Solar, is looking into operating in Egypt by next year, Middle East Executive Director Ahmed Nada…
Government starts using solar energy to generate electricity
Egypt
September 1, 2014
Government starts using solar energy to generate electricity
Local development Minister Adel Labib said the government started taking steps to use solar energy in electricity generation nationwide.Several governorates…
Sisi instructs generation of 10,000 MW from solar energy
Egypt
June 18, 2014
Sisi instructs generation of 10,000 MW from solar energy
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker on Wednesday said President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gave strict instructions to generate 10,000 megawatts from solar…
US firm mulls solar energy investments in Egypt
Business
June 14, 2014
US firm mulls solar energy investments in Egypt
US firm Concilio Group is studying solar energy projects in Egypt worth US$100 million (LE700 million).The project is intended to…
Electricity minister reveals plans for alternative energy
Egypt
December 5, 2013
Electricity minister reveals plans for alternative energy
Electricity Minister Ahmed Imam revealed plans for renewable energy development at the Egyptian-Gulf Investment Forum, stating that 10 solar energy…
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts
Environment
April 4, 2013
Egyptian professors discuss benefits of nuclear and solar energy to fight blackouts
It has become a recurring phenomenon: Every day at dusk, the power shuts down, plunging street after street into darkness,…