The Egyptian Embassy in The Hague and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) organised an Egyptian-Dutch roundtable on waste management. It took place alongside the Green Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition, held in Rotterdam from 20 to 22 May 2025.
Mr Hossam Heiba, Executive Director of GAFI, joined virtually. A high-level Egyptian delegation and representatives from approximately 30 major Dutch companies interested in recycling and sustainable environmental solutions participated.
Renergy projects presented
Renergy Group Partners was represented by its founder, Mr Robert Valk. The company was preparing to operate a mega green-hydrogen plant in El-Tor, South Sinai, planned to produce 400,000 tons annually.
The source describes the development as the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East, with an investment opportunity of $17 billion, an area of 100 square kilometres and a capacity of 15 gigawatts. Operations were expected to begin by 2030.
Renergy Group Partners also presented its environmental role in developing the first waste-to-energy factory in Abu Rawash, Giza. The project responds to rising waste volumes and energy demand through waste sorting and processing and sustainable-energy production, with the stated aim of delivering environmental solutions that benefit society.
