Energy sector plays an important role in achieving sustainable development in Egypt

Energy sector plays an important role in achieving sustainable development in Egypt

FILE – Planning Minister Hala El Saeed







CAIRO - 22 November 2020: Energy sector plays an important role in achieving sustainable development in all countries of the world, and in Egypt, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala El-Saeed said Saturday.

 

El-Saeed pointed out that this sector in Egypt faces many basic challenges that require reducing dependence on fossil fuels in energy production, and the trend towards the use of renewable energy as an alternative, which contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the goals of Egypt's Vision 2030.

 

This came in her speech delivered on her behalf by Deputy Minister of Planning, Ahmed Kamali,  at the opening of the International Conference on "Energy and Sustainable Development" organized by the Institute-of-National-Planning (INP) under the patronage of the Prime Minister, and in the presence of Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker.

 

The conference will