Mr Robert Valk, MSc, Founder and Managing Director of Green Tech Egypt and Renergy Group Partners, was invited to the ‘Egypt Can with Industry’ conference to present plans for a waste-to-energy (WTE) industry in Egypt. Renergy Group Partners comprises the National Organisation of Military Production, Green Tech Egypt, OAK Holding, CMEC and WTEI.
First of three facilities
During the conference’s fourth dialogue session on the first day, Mr Valk presented the first phase of three (3) WTE processing facilities that Renergy Group Partners planned to Design, Build, Own and Operate (DBOO) across Egypt. The first phase was planned for Abu Rawash in the Giza district, in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Development and Egyptian research and consultancy companies.
The stated investment was $130 million USD for the first plant and $500 million USD across all three plants.
Partners of Success
The session, ‘Partners of Success: Prospects for Industrial Investment in Egypt’, included Ambassador Nabila Makram, Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs; Engineer Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Minister of Military Production; Engineer Yehia Zaki, President of the Suez Canal Economic Zone; Mr Walid Gamal El-Din, Vice-President of the Authority for Investment Affairs; and Deputy Mohamed Abou El-Enein, Undersecretary of the House of Representatives. Egyptian industry leaders, foreign delegations and Egyptian experts working abroad also participated. Dr Tariq Abdel Raouf moderated the session.
Mr Valk said Egypt produces 25 million tons of solid waste each year, with harmful environmental effects including carbon emissions. Green Tech Egypt and Renergy Group Partners planned to represent local green-industry leaders at COP27, hosted by Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh from November 6–18.
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