A report published in 2018 by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) revealed that capital inflows into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) renewables sector during 2015 and 2016 were the lowest of any region in the world.
Faced with a growing population, securing energy supplies has become one of Egypt’s biggest priorities. Because of this, the past few years has seen the country importing large amounts of energy from different sources. Egypt has also been experiencing difficulties dealing with the growing amounts of waste produced by the increasing population.
The Egyptian electric car market has witnessed significant developments in 2018. In February, the country’s first electric vehicle charging station opened at a state-owned Wataniya gas station on the Cairo-Suez highway. Two months later, BMW distributor Bavarian Auto presented the BMWi, the first electric car to be exhibited in Egypt.
Over the past few decades, nuclear energy projects have increasingly been seen by developing countries as an effective means of attaining western standards of development. According to the World Nuclear Association (WNA), 45 developed and developing countries are currently considering building nuclear reactors. More than half of these countries already have concrete plans to do so.
