Under the direction of Minister Dr Yasmine Fouad, the Ministry of Environment is engaging the private sector in Egypt’s waste-management and clean-energy initiatives as part of the national renewable-energy strategy.
Abu Rawash review
Mr Yasser Abdullah, Assistant to the Minister of Environment and CEO of the Waste Management Regulatory Authority, met Mr Robert Valk, Founder and CEO of Green Tech Egypt and Renergy Group Partners; Mr Ali Al-Dhaheri, CEO of Tadweer UAE; and Mr Eslam Ramadan, Company Manager of Green Tech Egypt.
They reviewed progress on Egypt’s first municipal solid waste-to-energy plant in Abu Rawash, Giza. The Renergy Group Partners consortium managing the project includes Military Production, Green Tech Egypt and OAK Holding.
Private-sector participation
Mr Valk praised the coordination between the project parties and highlighted the expected environmental and economic benefits. Mr Abdullah emphasised the importance of private-sector participation in waste management and discussed possible Tadweer UAE investment in municipal, construction and demolition, medical, and agricultural waste.
Tadweer UAE is the financial investor, funder and strategic partner for the Abu Rawash project, a collaboration involving Giza Governorate, the National Authority for Military Production and Renergy Group Partners.
