Cairo energy storage production base

How can Egypt store electricity?

Egypt has been looking at a number of ways to store electricity as part of its ambitions to grow renewable energy capacity to cover 42% of the country’s electricity needs by 2030. These include upgrading its power grid and incorporating pumped-storage hydroelectricity stations to help store electricity for future use.

Can Egypt achieve 42% of its energy generation capacity by 2035?

At present, Egypt has set an ambitious objective of achieving 42% of its energy generation capacity from renewable sources by 2035 (known as the 2035 energy target) (IRENA, 2018b). To better exploit the RE potential in Egypt, a few review studies have covered different aspects of RE technologies.

Can Egypt harness energy from sustainable sources?

This review summarises the current energy outlook of Egypt while analysing the country's potential to harness energy from sustainable sources. In general, it has been found that Egypt's renewable energy sector is yet to be exploited for sustainable energy production through its diverse and plentiful resources.

Where is Egypt's energy infrastructure located?

This is particularly alarming since 95% of Egypt’s population lives in the Nile Valley and Delta and many energy infrastructure assets are located along the coast and in the Nile Delta. Respectively, 39% and 7% of installed gas and oil power plant capacity is located in areas below 10 metres above sea level.

Does Egypt still rely on conventional energy sources?

According to the rate of increase in the consumption of conventional energy sources in Egypt alongside the CO 2 emissions over the period from 1971 to 2016 (for 47 years as shown in Fig. 1) (The world bank, 2022), it is evident that Egypt is still relying primarily on the conventional energy resources. Fig. 1.

What is the state of PV installation in Egypt?

As for the state of PV installation in Egypt, the total capacity of the installed PV system was 6 MW in 2013. In 2014, the feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme was introduced by the ministry of electricity and renewable energy (MOERE) at a cost of $0.04/KWh, which encouraged the installation of PV systems.