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The country has also benefitted from the expansion of the grid and renewable energy projects Energy efficiency measures and a reduction in gas consumption has saved Egypt $900 million in the past 10 months, says the North African county’s government. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Egypt’s energy efficiency measures include: Promoting energy-efficient lighting Improving building insulation Using solar water heaters Implementing energy management systems in industries Focusing on motor efficiency improvements, and Actively transitioning towards renewable energy sources like solar and wind power These measures, the UNFCCC said, are all supported by a national strategy to reduce energy consumption across sectors like residential, industrial and transportation. The results announced by Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Mahmoud Esmat, can partly be attributed to an energy policy reform programme launched in 2014. It included energy subsidy phase-outs and reforms for the electricity and oil and gas sectors. The UNFCCC said the programme was expected to be completed in FY2024/2025. “Prior to this programme, energy subsidies constituted 22% of total government expenditure and 6% of the country’s GDP in 2012/13. “Between 2014 and FY2017/18, energy subsidies dropped by nearly half to 3.4% of Egypt’s total GDP and comprised of only 0.3% of total GDP in FY2019/2020. “The energy policy reforms included substantial renewable energy and energy efficiency programmes reflected in the Integrated Energy Strategy 2035,” said the UNFCCC in a 2023 report. Energy efficiency measures coupled with grid expansion in Egypt These initiatives have been accompanied by an expansion in the national electricity grid, the capacity of which increased from 29,000MW in 2014 to 61,000MW today. Esmat highlighted the progress in Egypt’s electricity sector over the past decade. This includes reinforcing and developing the national electricity transmission network, starting with transformer stations at ultra-high and high voltages. It encompassed establishing 23 transformer stations at a voltage of 500kV, representing a 390% increase compared to approximately five transformer stations in 2014. Additionally, 5,610km of overhead power lines at 500kV have been added, marking a 182% increase compared to the approximately 1,989km of overhead power lines in 2014. Work is also underway to construct and upgrade four regional control centres for the national grid, said Esmat. |
