Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi urged on Sunday the completion of the studies required to ensure effective application of advanced technology related to seawater desalination, a presidential statement read.
In a meeting with the premier as well as ministers and other officials, El-Sisi urged the completion of the required studies so that Egypt reaches the best results in all aspects in the water desalination field.
The statement mentioned that these efforts should be carried out with consideration given to the diversified factors affecting Egypt’s use of this technology, including the country’s wide and deep coasts that overlook the Red and Mediterranean seas.
The meeting reviewed opportunities to benefit from the latest technological systems for seawater desalination, the statement read.
All the technical details of the advanced seawater desalination technology were presented, particularly in terms of economic feasibility, water quantity and quality, production capacity and electricity consumption, the statement added.
El-Sisi also met separately on Sunday with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir, during which they reviewed the work status of a number of transport projects nationwide.
During the meeting, the president ordered that the new road axes system on the Nile River be integrated in all aspects and not be limited to transportation, a presidential statement read.
El-Sisi “ordered that the new axes system … serve as development and life arteries for all citizens on both banks of the Nile Valley and ease the daily heavy traffic,” the statement added.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
