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Ahead of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Egypt is launching various environmentally-friendly projects, including solar energy plants, a new central park in Sharm El-Sheikh, and a robust transportation system, all of which utilise clean energy, Egyptian officials said on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly followed up with the Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda on Wednesday on the preparations to host COP27 in November, where Fouda presented a number of projects being implemented in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Solar energy projects

With regard to solar energy projects, two plots of land have been allocated for the establishment of two new solar power stations, the South Sinai governor announced in a statement by the cabinet on Wednesday.

Fouda explained that with the two new plants, there will be a total number of four solar power plants in the city, with a total capacity of 20 megawatts. He added that the number of stations is expected to increase during the coming period to cover the city with 160 megawatts.

The governor indicated that the efforts to expand the establishment of solar energy plants also includes installing a station atop the Sharm El-Sheikh City Council building, which is scheduled to be completed soon.

He pointed out there is cooperation and coordination with the ministries of the environment and tourism in this regard, which includes organising workshops for investors and hotel owners, titled ‘Together to deploy small solar power plants in Sharm El-Sheikh.’

Central Park in Sharm El-Sheikh

Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad signed a cooperation protocol on Wednesday with the governor of South Sinai to build a new central park in Sharm El-Sheikh ahead of COP27.

According to Egypt's Project Map, the central park is being built on area of 30 feddans (12.5 hectares) in front Sharm El-Sheikh City Council headquarters, and work on the project started on December 2021 and is due to be completed by March 2022.

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has urged improving the efficiency of Sharm El-Sheikh’s government and service facilities, according to a statement by the Cabinet.

The protocol aims to develop Sharm El-Sheikh into the first sustainable green city in Egypt, the South Sinai governor said in the statement, indicating that the design and dimension of the central park are in accordance with international sustainability standards, the statement added.

For her part, Minister Fouad said that the project should help achieve ecological balance and prevent desertification by planting more trees to beautify the environment, improve air quality, and protect the land from environmental damage.

Transportation projects

The governor also reviewed a number of environmentally-friendly transportation projects, explaining that Sharm El-Sheikh will provide all gas stations in the city with electric car charging units. In addition, the city will equip parking lots and hotel garages with charging units.

The Egyptian government is pressing ahead with plans to convert thousands of petrol-powered vehicles to run on natural gas as part of its effort to preserve the environment.

As part of the plan to transform the cities of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada into green cities, Madbouly has commissioned the government to start converting all buses and cars, including taxis, as well as all mass transportation in the two cities to run with natural gas or electricity.

During COP26 in Glasgow, Egypt launched its National Climate Change Strategy 2050 with five main objectives, including cutting emissions in various sectors to maintain sustainable economic growth, promoting the use of renewable energy sources, producing energy from waste, and using alternative energy like green hydrogen.

Egypt – through the Suez Canal Economic Zone – has set its eyes on the green economy and its various industrial applications, such as green hydrogen, which is one of the most important sources of clean energy globally, to attract global investors and become a global logistics and economic hub.

Source: Ahram Online

Gamea met with a World Bank delegation, headed by Ayat Soliman, the Regional Director of the Sustainable Development Department for the Middle East and North Africa Region at the bank. The two sides reviewed the developments of the report prepared by the bank in cooperation with 25 countries, including Egypt, on the effects of climate change and ways to combat it.

The minister said that the World Bank is one of the most prominent international financial institutions with which Egypt cooperates in facing climate change with the aim of developing policies pursued by the state to overcome the climate change crisis and provide the necessary financial support for sustainable development projects.

She also highlighted Egypt’s keenness to benefit from the expertise of the World Bank and its studies on climate and developing policies that are efficient in adapting to the climate change crisis during the coming period.

Gamea noted that the ministry is also keen to raise awareness among manufacturers and investors of the need to take into account environmental conditions and climatic changes in industrial activities and to adhere to the standard specifications issued in this regard in a way that contributes to preserving the environment and human health.

This is as well as enhancing the competitiveness of Egyptian products in various foreign markets, especially those that impose environmental conditions on its imports.

Consequently, the ministry paid great efforts in rationalising energy consumption, producing green hydrogen, and using agricultural waste for recycling to convert it into raw materials used in other industries.

For her part, Soliman stated that the bank will complete an initial version of the report by May in preparation for issuing a final report and presenting it during the work of the United Nations’ Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 27), which is scheduled to be hosted in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh in November.

Soliman said that the report is based on three axes —water, agriculture, adaptation programmes, and clean and renewable energy — stressing that coastal regions and cities are among the areas most vulnerable to the negative repercussions of climate change.

One of the focal points on which the report focuses is building capacity, providing training and technical support for the workforce heading for new fields — such as solar energy — by strengthening cooperation between universities, scientific research centres, and companies, Soliman concluded.

Source: Daily News Egypt

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