Egypt

Literature and references

• NAMAs in Egypt, 2012
• Mobilizing NAMAs and new market mechanisms to harness mitigation in RCREEE Member States Beyond 2012, 2011

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Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

The information presented in the NAMA database is collected from publically available information on NAMAs and NAMA related activities. It does not represent official submissions and may not reflect the priorities of the country government.

	Stage	Sector name	Sub-sector	Objective
Smart Electricity Meters including Pre-Paid Meters	Under development	Energy		The ministry aims to install 20 million smart meters during the upcoming 10 years as part of the strategy to eliminate wrong readings and electricity thefts.
Waste to Energy with focus on Residual Dispose Fuel (RDF)	Under development	Waste		The objective is to support the government plan to encourage the increase in waste used as energy in cement plants to 15% by 2030.
Improved Charcoal Kiln	Under development	Waste		The objective is to increase charcoal productivity and quality while utilizing less land for production, and improving health and safety of both charcoal producers and local population.
Energy Efficiency in Public-Private Buildings	Under development	Buildings		The objective is to achieve a market transformation towards the use of energy efficient lighting systems in residential, governmental and commercial buildings in Egypt.
River Freight Transport	Under development	Transport		The objective is to support government efforts in improving and facilitating freight transport within the country.
Energy Efficiency through Smart Street Lighting	Under development	Energy		The objective is to achieve a market transformation towards the use of energy efficient lighting systems in street lighting in Egypt.
Improved Boilers and Water Heating Systems for Industrial Sector	Under development	Industry		Not specified
Water Pumping and Irrigation using Solar Energy	Under development	Agriculture Energy		Not specified
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Industry	Under development	Industry		Not specified

Feasibility studies for NAMAs

	Stage	Sector name	Sub-sector	Objective
Egyptian renewable energy investment	Feasibility study	Energy	Renewable energy (unspecified)	Contribute to the target of 20% renewable electricity generation by 2020. A feed-in tariff is to be developed for several sources of renewable energy and a renewable energy support fund to be set up to back feed-in tariff payments.

Timeline

Start of initiatives

You need to have JavaScript enabled to view the interactive timeline. Further results for this query.YEAR2011-08-06Egyptian_renewable_energy_investment0Egyptian renewable energy investment Egyptian renewable energy investment
Start of initiative: 6 August 2011
Objective: Contribute to the target of 20% renewable electricity generation by 2020. A feed-in tariff is to be developed for several sources of renewable energy and a renewable energy support fund to be set up to back feed-in tariff payments.
2014-10-02Energy_Efficiency_and_Renewable_Energy_in_Industry1Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Industry Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Industry
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: Not specified
2014-10-02Energy_Efficiency_in_Public-Private_Buildings2Energy Efficiency in Public-Private Buildings Energy Efficiency in Public-Private Buildings
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The objective is to achieve a market transformation towards the use of energy efficient lighting systems in residential, governmental and commercial buildings in Egypt.
2014-10-02Energy_Efficiency_through_Smart_Street_Lighting3Energy Efficiency through Smart Street Lighting Energy Efficiency through Smart Street Lighting
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The objective is to achieve a market transformation towards the use of energy efficient lighting systems in street lighting in Egypt.
2014-10-02Improved_Boilers_and_Water_Heating_Systems_for_Industrial_Sector4Improved Boilers and Water Heating Systems for Industrial Sector Improved Boilers and Water Heating Systems for Industrial Sector
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: Not specified
2014-10-02Improved_Charcoal_Kiln5Improved Charcoal Kiln Improved Charcoal Kiln
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The objective is to increase charcoal productivity and quality while utilizing less land for production, and improving health and safety of both charcoal producers and local population.
2014-10-02River_Freight_Transport6River Freight Transport River Freight Transport
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The objective is to support government efforts in improving and facilitating freight transport within the country.
2014-10-02Smart_Electricity_Meters_including_Pre-Paid_Meters7Smart Electricity Meters including Pre-Paid Meters Smart Electricity Meters including Pre-Paid Meters
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The ministry aims to install 20 million smart meters during the upcoming 10 years as part of the strategy to eliminate wrong readings and electricity thefts.
2014-10-02Waste_to_Energy_with_focus_on_Residual_Dispose_Fuel_(RDF)8Waste to Energy with focus on Residual Dispose Fuel (RDF) Waste to Energy with focus on Residual Dispose Fuel (RDF)
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: The objective is to support the government plan to encourage the increase in waste used as energy in cement plants to 15% by 2030.
2014-10-02Water_Pumping_and_Irrigation_using_Solar_Energy9Water Pumping and Irrigation using Solar Energy Water Pumping and Irrigation using Solar Energy
Start of initiative: 2 October 2014
Objective: Not specified
2011-08-06