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In 2016, the MoERE and Shanghai Electric signed the final contract to establish a clean coal-fired power
plant with a capacity of 2,640 MW 96 .
Energy Strategy
According to the Minister of ERE, 54GW of new installed capacity (conventional and renewables) is
needed through 2022, and on-going reforms in the regulatory framework and subsidies would create
large opportunities for the private sector 100 . In March 2015, the Minister of ERE highlighted the main
challenges as follows:
Electricity demand growth is exceptionally high (6 per cent p.a.),
High energy intensity: 26 KBT/US$ in line with large net oil exporters,
Power generation deficit (6 GW needed annually through 2022), and
Energy subsidies reached 7 per cent of GDP in 2013/ 2014, but has been lowered in 2016.
A strategic EE roadmap and energy prices have been adopted by the Egyptian government. The new
energy prices policy takes into account the low income of a large proportion of the population, as well
as the competitiveness of industry, and aims not to jeopardise their supply. In addition, jobs and
income are to be created in the development of renewable energies and energy efficiency 101 .
Energy Strategy 2015-2030
In August 2016, the Minister of Petroleum announced the Ministry’s strategy 2030 as part of Egypt’s
Strategy 2030 102 .
The Egyptian Government has set plans to increase the share of Renewable Energies in its electricity
supply from the current 9 per cent to 20 per cent by 2020. Many laws, by-laws and regulations have
been developed and endorsed, as indicated by Egypt-ERA, under 3.1 Laws and Regulations. Given that
RE only made up 2 per cent of the total energy mix in 2012, and that EE measures were not yet
deployed at a large scale, the targets are ambitious, indicating a strong political will to reduce the
energy consumption 100 .
An institutional strategy for energy efficiency has been adopted by the Egyptian cabinet to be politically
viable, with the aim to establish bundles of decentralised Energy Efficiency Offices (EEOs) in energyintensive
sectors. These EEOs will be responsible for achieving sector-specific energy efficiency
indicators. The EEO of the Ministerial Council for Energy Issues (MCEI) is responsible for drawing up
energy efficiency governmental policies and for coordinating energy efficiency measures across
sectors.
Following the model of the Arabic energy efficiency guidelines, the Ministry of Electricity and
Renewable Energy (MoERE) has agreed on and adopted a national action plan that provides an
increase of approximately 10 per cent in energy efficiency in the electricity sector 100 .
The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) was developed and finalized in March 2015 103 .
Strategy for Renewable Energy 2027
Egypt has developed a strategy for renewable energy covering seven objectives. These strategic
objectives will lead to the increase of the shares of solar energy, wind energy and electricity generated
from water to 26,000 MW. The Egyptian Government has also developed a plan for improving Energy
Efficiency in the electricity sector to save electricity from total generated power in 2015 by 5,576 GWh.
This forms about 5 per cent of the total generated Electricity 40 . In addition, Egypt has set a target to
produce energy from wind 41 .
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