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.
Mega petrochemical projects will start providing the local market with fuel by May, pointing out that these projects are able to solve the deficit between natural gas consumption and production.
BP announced another gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt. The Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of 1,961 meters in water depth of approximately 108 meters.
The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, stated that developing the capabilities of both human capital and assets are important to keep up with the latest advanced technologies, as well as to increase profit.
China's TBEA and the Egyptian Orascom won the tender for implementing transformers’ substations and civil works for the Walideya power plant in Assiut.