President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has requested the government to start implementing green hydrogen projects that have been agreed upon and provide the necessary infrastructure for them.

This came during his meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the Ministers of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla and Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker.

The meeting aimed at reviewing the government’s efforts to implement the national strategy for green hydrogen and they are reviewing the hydrogen production scenarios as well as the action plan for the coming phase at the executive and legislative levels, and procedures for building national capabilities.

According to Egyptian Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmy, the strategy aims for Egypt to become one of the leading countries in the low-carbon hydrogen economy in the world, which will provide more jobs, increase national income in the coming years, and reduce emissions, in line with the national efforts to protect the environment.

The meeting also tackled discussions on the projects that will be launched in the next phase to implement the national strategy and the role that the state will play in reducing the cost of hydrogen production, as well as the targeted scenarios for reducing Egypt’s imports of petroleum products.

During the meeting, El Sisi stressed the transition to sustainable energy which is one of the basic elements of Egypt’s Vision 2030 and reflects Egypt’s interest in comprehensive development, in addition to its economic returns, which represent a real addition to the national development.