Minister of Electricity, New and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker has met with Slovenia’s Ambassador to Egypt Mateja Prevolsek to explore ways of boosting cooperation in renewable energy and green hydrogen projects.

Shaker highlighted the trust of foreign investors in the electric and renewable energy sector of Egypt noting that the ministry has cooperated with one of the international expertise houses to set an optimum technical and economic strategy for the energy mix up to 2035 which aims to maximize renewable energy in the energy mix to 42%.

In addition, minister said that there is cooperation with international companies to prepare studies for implementing green hydrogen projects in Egypt.

Moreover, Shaker pointed to the electric connection projects with the neighboring countries. For her part, Prevolsek expressed her country’s desire to cooperate with Egypt in the electricity sector adding that Egypt is one the attractive destination for investments.