Russia'a Rosneft stated that gas production in Zohr field will start by the end of 2017. Zohr is considered to be the hugest natural gas field ever found in the Mediterranean Sea as it has estimated 850bcm of gas.
New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) allocated around $440m for renewable energy projects in fiscal year 2017/2018 compared to $220m in 2016/2017.
After its construction; France's Schneider Electric is aiming to be responsible for energy control and distribution in Egypt's Al Dabaa nuclear power plant by 2019.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources will list 24% of the shares of Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (Enppi) in the Egyptian Bourse.