The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Hala Al Saeed said that they will invest EGP 60.6 billion in updating the petroleum and mineral resources sector during the fiscal year 2021/2020 representing 8.2% form the total investments.

Egypt successfully generated total of 6,000 MW from renewable resources, including 2,000 MW from solar plants and wind farms.

The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy seeks to boost production capacity from wind farms through new projects such as the 250 MW generation project that operates by 3 companies.

The country is preparing for fuel load of unit 1 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, which is scheduled to take place between the end of 2019 and early 2020.

Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) aims to attract investments worth $13.7b to establish renewable energy projects with a capacity of 9,520 MW over the next seven years.

India plans to shift to a gas-based economy by boosting domestic production and buying cheap liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the world’s third-biggest oil importer seeks to curb its greenhouse emissions.

Minister of Housing Mostafa Madbouly announced the launch of the the first central solar energy plant lighting along 4km of the Tiba-Qena eastern desert road.

42% of electricity capacity spent in domestic use, only 35% goes to industrial use