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constitute more stations. In addition, the Government’s plan is to gradually replace public transportation’s traditional vehicles by electrically
operated vehicles.
35
B. Electricity Production from Waste (Waste-to-Power)
The promotion of electricity production from waste is another step
conducted by the Egyptian Government towards the diversification of
energy resources in order to minimize electricity sector’s dependence
on fossil fuel and reducing carbon print. On December 2, 2019 prime
minister Decree no. 41 of 2019 was issued, approving the purchasing
tariff of electricity generated from waste-to-energy plants.
36 As per the
decree, the PPA shall be concluded by and between the governorate
where the electricity plant is located and the entity owning the plant
and shall be effective for a period of 25 years. The land of the project
will be allocated by the hosting governorate on a usufruct scheme. The
governorate is under obligation to supply the plant with their needs from
quantities of waste needed to operate the plant.
37
Notably, Egypt’s annual wastes amount to 100 m tonnes, including
42 m tonnes from construction and demolition, 30 m tonnes from agricultural processes, 21 m tonnes of solid domestic waste (rubbish), 3 m
tonnes from digging and draining, and 2.9 m tonnes from industry,
and 0.14 m tonnes of medical waste. Therefore, the exploitation of
such quantities of waste to produce electricity is an efficient approach in
the meantime and will achieve numerous economic and environmental
benefits for the country.
8.7 Conclusion
As discussed in the sections above, it is a fact that the Egyptian energy
sector still depends on fossil fuel as the primary source for energy.
This is despite the country’s numerous policies to deploy renewable
35 Press release by the Egyptian minister of public sector enterprises, on January 2020, available
at http://nrea.gov.eg/test/en/home, accessed 13/4/2020.
36 Prime minister Decree no. 41 of 2019.
37 Ibid.
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constitute more stations. In addition, the Government’s plan is to gradually replace public transportation’s traditional vehicles by electrically
operated vehicles.
35
B. Electricity Production from Waste (Waste-to-Power)
The promotion of electricity production from waste is another step
conducted by the Egyptian Government towards the diversification of
energy resources in order to minimize electricity sector’s dependence
on fossil fuel and reducing carbon print. On December 2, 2019 prime
minister Decree no. 41 of 2019 was issued, approving the purchasing
tariff of electricity generated from waste-to-energy plants.
36 As per the
decree, the PPA shall be concluded by and between the governorate
where the electricity plant is located and the entity owning the plant
and shall be effective for a period of 25 years. The land of the project
will be allocated by the hosting governorate on a usufruct scheme. The
governorate is under obligation to supply the plant with their needs from
quantities of waste needed to operate the plant.
37
Notably, Egypt’s annual wastes amount to 100 m tonnes, including
42 m tonnes from construction and demolition, 30 m tonnes from agricultural processes, 21 m tonnes of solid domestic waste (rubbish), 3 m
tonnes from digging and draining, and 2.9 m tonnes from industry,
and 0.14 m tonnes of medical waste. Therefore, the exploitation of
such quantities of waste to produce electricity is an efficient approach in
the meantime and will achieve numerous economic and environmental
benefits for the country.
8.7 Conclusion
As discussed in the sections above, it is a fact that the Egyptian energy
sector still depends on fossil fuel as the primary source for energy.
This is despite the country’s numerous policies to deploy renewable
35 Press release by the Egyptian minister of public sector enterprises, on January 2020, available
at http://nrea.gov.eg/test/en/home, accessed 13/4/2020.
36 Prime minister Decree no. 41 of 2019.
37 Ibid.