Engineer Mohamed Ahmed Morsi, Minister of Military Production, met Mr Robert Valk, Founder and CEO of Green Tech Egypt, and his delegation at the ministry’s headquarters. They reviewed cooperation on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy plants with the ministries of Environment and Local Development and the Arab Organization for Industrialization.
Minister Morsi highlighted the political leadership’s focus on rapidly implementing the strategy to convert municipal solid waste into energy. Priority governorates had been identified, and the Ministry of Military Production planned to use its manufacturing, technological and human resources to manage daily waste and turn it into smart energy solutions.
Feasibility and company structure
Mr Valk presented feasibility work for the Shubramant and Abu Rawash sites, which were being prepared for project launch. He also outlined the steps required to establish a joint-stock company to build and operate waste-to-energy plants, as agreed in a protocol signed with the Ministry of Military Production in October.
Mr Mohamed Eid Bakr, media adviser and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Military Production, said the meeting was part of a continuing series of project reviews. He highlighted the programme’s expected economic and environmental benefits for Egypt.