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Renewable Energy Development in Egypt
and Transitioning to a Low-Carbon
Economy
Mostafa Elshazly
Video interview by the author discussing this book chapter can be accessed at,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOJ_Qcn_OU&t=2594s. Last accessed on 1st
September 2020.
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Background
Egypt is the largest non-OPEC oil producer in Africa and the thirdlargest natural gas producer on the continent. 1 Moreover, Egypt became
a net importer of natural gas in 2015 as a result of growing domestic
1 U.S Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Brief: Egypt, available at https://
www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/EGY, accessed 18/3/2020.
M. Elshazly (B)
Zaki Hashem and Partners Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt
© The Author(s) 2021
V. R. Nalule (ed.), Energy Transitions and the Future
of the African Energy Sector,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56849-8_8
265
Renewable Energy Development in Egypt
and Transitioning to a Low-Carbon
Economy
Mostafa Elshazly
Video interview by the author discussing this book chapter can be accessed at,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSOJ_Qcn_OU&t=2594s. Last accessed on 1st
September 2020.
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Background
Egypt is the largest non-OPEC oil producer in Africa and the thirdlargest natural gas producer on the continent. 1 Moreover, Egypt became
a net importer of natural gas in 2015 as a result of growing domestic
1 U.S Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Brief: Egypt, available at https://
www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/EGY, accessed 18/3/2020.
M. Elshazly (B)
Zaki Hashem and Partners Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt
© The Author(s) 2021
V. R. Nalule (ed.), Energy Transitions and the Future
of the African Energy Sector,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56849-8_8
265