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M. Elshazly
As per the Egyptian law, EETC is in charge of supplying the final
non-qualified consumers with their power needs by concluding PPAs
to off-take the electricity produced/generated by licensed producers
of electricity. Moreover, EETC plays a crucial role in carrying out
electricity interconnection and electricity exchange projects with other
neighbouring countries.
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8.3.3 Project’s Land
It is worth mentioning that most of the land used for renewable energy
projects in Egypt is Government-owned. The land is allocated to the
investor on the basis of usufruct (Manfaa) as clearly stated in the article
‘3’ of the REL. Therefore, the Government started to allocate land to
NREA, which is designated for renewable energy projects. We believe
that this should facilitate the allocation process, as the investor will only
be dealing with NREA instead of a multitude of different government
entities.
8.3.4 Encouragement of Electricity Production
from Renewable Energy Resources for Private
Use
According to the Egyptian Law, any private investor who is seeking
to carry out any of the electricity market activities (Power Generation–Transmission–Distribution) shall obtain a license from EgyptEra.
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Moreover, the law requires projects of electricity generation exceeding
(500 KW) to incorporate a project company. Nevertheless, the producer
of electricity for private use or the projects with a capacity of (500 kW)
shall be exempted from incorporating a project company or getting any
of the licenses referred to in the REL in accordance with the rules issued
13 Article no. “31” of the Egyptian Electricity Law no. 87 of 2015.
14 Article no. “13” of Electricity Law no. 87 of 2015.
M. Elshazly
As per the Egyptian law, EETC is in charge of supplying the final
non-qualified consumers with their power needs by concluding PPAs
to off-take the electricity produced/generated by licensed producers
of electricity. Moreover, EETC plays a crucial role in carrying out
electricity interconnection and electricity exchange projects with other
neighbouring countries.
13
8.3.3 Project’s Land
It is worth mentioning that most of the land used for renewable energy
projects in Egypt is Government-owned. The land is allocated to the
investor on the basis of usufruct (Manfaa) as clearly stated in the article
‘3’ of the REL. Therefore, the Government started to allocate land to
NREA, which is designated for renewable energy projects. We believe
that this should facilitate the allocation process, as the investor will only
be dealing with NREA instead of a multitude of different government
entities.
8.3.4 Encouragement of Electricity Production
from Renewable Energy Resources for Private
Use
According to the Egyptian Law, any private investor who is seeking
to carry out any of the electricity market activities (Power Generation–Transmission–Distribution) shall obtain a license from EgyptEra.
14
Moreover, the law requires projects of electricity generation exceeding
(500 KW) to incorporate a project company. Nevertheless, the producer
of electricity for private use or the projects with a capacity of (500 kW)
shall be exempted from incorporating a project company or getting any
of the licenses referred to in the REL in accordance with the rules issued
13 Article no. “31” of the Egyptian Electricity Law no. 87 of 2015.
14 Article no. “13” of Electricity Law no. 87 of 2015.