130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

- Minimum NG required per Cruise boats/year = 173,500 cubic meters (Equivalent 136 t diesel X
1,1efficiency)
- Maximum NG required per Cruise boats/year = 292,100 cubic meters (Equivalent 255 t diesel X
1,1efficiency)
As NG cubic meter costs 2.25 EGP, operating cost will range from 390 kEGP (18,996 €) to 657 kEGP (31,981 €)
meaning almost the same cost than operating with diesel.
However, CO 2 emissions per boat and per season are far lower, varying between 380 tCO 2eq and 640 tCO 2eq,
and representing cut going from 11% to 20%.
Note that energy consumption could be further reduced, by using solar PV to cover electricity needs and avoid
engine running when boats are not sailing.
The conversion cost per boat to run by CNG is ranging from 252 kEGP (12k€) to 336 kEGP (16 k€) each and
need to be subsidized with current price of diesel. Should this price go up, the conversion payback would be
10 years or less.
Hence, for 110 cruise boats, the total cost would be around 42 million EGP (2 m€).
Small passengers boats
Each small boat uses between 4-5 litres of diesel per journey (west bank to east bank and return). These boats
operate on daily basis and complete 4 to 5 trips/day, meaning an average of 20 litres per day or 7,300 litres
per year.
This means in 7.3 tons / year on diesel converted to 6.7 tons of NG or 8,934 cubic meters per year (per boat).
Hence for 155 small boats a requirement of 1,384,770 cubic meters per year.
Like for larger boats, operating cost will be equal or slightly lower, but CO 2 emission will drop by 10% to 20%.
The conversion cost per small boat to run on CNG is starting at 109,200 EGP (5,200 €). Hence, for 155 small
passenger boats, the total conversion cost would reach 19.5 m EGP (930,000 €).
Component 4: Retrofitting cruise boats to rely on renewable energy
LED lamps replacement and required solar PV for lighting
Assuming that each cruise boat has 100 rooms, each room has 3 lamps, thus we would need to replace 300
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