Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El
Sisi affirmed that Egypt aims to follow the ranks of developed countries with
regard to the production and distribution of electricity, renewable energy as
well as in the field of connectivity with neighboring countries.
The President made the remarks while inaugurating a number of national and strategic projects in the electricity and renewable energy sector across Egypt, foremost of which is the Benban Solar Energy Complex, the world’s largest complex of plants to generate clean electricity in Egypt.
Underscoring the huge efforts that have been made to develop this sector’s infrastructure, President Sisi said that such efforts have enabled Egypt to enter into agreements for electricity connectivity with neighboring countries. Countries that are not ready in this field, the President said, would miss a lot because grid connectivity allows the exchange of electricity between countries at peak times.
Elaborating, the President said that the volume of state expenditure in the electricity sector without Upper Egypt amounted to 150 billion Egyptian pounds during the past four or five years, adding that the sum would exceed twice as much if spending on the transport sector is put in.
The state, President Sisi said, has spent more than 1.1 trillion Egyptian pounds annually for the development of Upper Egypt and is still working to provide services to citizens in the appropriate form.
Emphasizing the state’s genuine interest in pursuing the developmental drive, President Sisi said stressed that he did not accept some proposals to increase salaries by small amounts ranging between 100 and 150 Egyptian pounds and preferred not to leave people without services such as water, electricity, and other public utilities.
President Sisi also asserted that the government is continuing to develop the electricity and energy sector, noting that the transmission of electric power in a high quality and manner is a strategic goal.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
