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- Providing opportunities for university- trained professionals (e.g. faculty, researchers and
teachers), the Ministry of Agriculture (professional researchers) and private venture
companies to cooperate in agricultural genetic engineering research.
- Achieving the desired level of self-reliance and self-financing within AGERI to mobilize the
funds necessary for the running costs of laboratories.
- Providing agricultural genetic engineering capabilities to meet Egypt's current problems.
- Advancing Egyptian agriculture using available genetic engineering capabilities.
Some of the main research areas are the enhancement of virus resistance, insect
resistance, fungal resistance and nematode resistance of plants beside enhancing their
stress tolerance. Other projects include genome mapping and bio-molecular engineering.
4.2.6. New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)
Development and efficient management of primary energy resources are considered
important pillars for sustainable development in Egypt. Energy sources are classified into
conventional sources such as oil, natural gas and coal as well as renewable sources such as
hydro, solar, wind and biomass sources.
The New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) was established in 1986 to act as a national
focal point to introduce and promote renewable energy technologies for potential
applications, particularly generating electricity on a commercial scale together with
implementation of related energy conservation measures. Accordingly, renewable energy
plays a significant role in saving fossil fuel, reducing green house gas emissions, hence
contributing to preservation of the environment. Currently, the strategy targets at obtaining
3% of the local electric energy demand from renewable energy resources, mainly wind &
solar, by the year 2010, with additional contribution of other RE applications.
NREA is entrusted to plan and implement renewable energy programs in coordination with
other concerned national and international institutions within the framework of its mandate
which includes:
- Renewable energy resource assessment.
- Research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation of the different RE
technologies focusing on solar, wind and biomass.
- Implementation of renewable energy projects.
- Proposing the Egyptian standard specifications for renewable energy equipment &
systems, and conducting tests to evaluate their performance, under the Egyptian
prevailing conditions, hence issuing respective licensing certificates to that effect.
- Rendering of consultancy services in the field of renewable energy.
- Technology transfer and development of local manufacturing of Renewable Energy
equipment.
- Education, training and information dissemination.
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