Egypt
EGYPT
The Permanent Mission of Egypt
to the United Nations
New York
STATEMENT
By
H.E Mr . Hassan Younes
Minister of Electricity and Energy
Egypt
The 14`h Session of the Commission
on Sustainable Development
11 May 2006, New York
11,J1 .,ey,-, ' t'
e .h ? 1 l r.5/ 1 (S.J1
* check against delivery
Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all, I would like to extend my congratulations to
the Chairman and the Members of the Bureau for being elected
to this important event . I join my colleagues in wishing all
success to them .
I am honored to participate in this international meeting
with this distinguished gathering to discuss one of the most
important subjects for all of us -- energy for sustainable
development. In particular, I am emphasi⼩ing the three primary
dimensions of this issue : economic development, social justice,
and environmental protection . If these factors are taken into
account throughout our planning and implementation efforts, we
can be assured that the development will be sustainable . The
international society, governments and scientists have to work to
achieve these objectives .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Egypt in its quest for sustainable development and
environment protection has secured electrical energy to 99% of
its population . Currently 21 GW are installed and 33 GW are to
be added up to 2022 . In reali⼩ing that Egypt is conducting
aggressive measures to mitigate the effect of electrical energy
development on the environment, by :
?
Almost fully utili⼩e the available hydropower resources .
Egypt statement Page 1 of 4
? Almost fully utili⼩e the available hydropower resources .
? Maximi⼩e the use of natural gas in thermal power plants .
? Optimi⼩e the share of the combined cycle power plants .
?
Rehabilitate old power stations .
?
Optimal operation of the electrical power system.
The aforementioned measures led to several improvements
during the last two decades, such as :
?
Improving fuel consumption rate by 36% .
?
Reducing losses in transmission and distribution networks
by 33%.
?
Cutting C02 emission rate per kWh by 50% .
In the field of renewable energy utili⼩ation and within the
framework of sustainable development, Egypt has achieved
considerable progress in Wind energy . 145 MW wind farms are
currently in operation, 205 MW are under implementation, and
it is planned to reach 850 MW by year 2010 . So, the renewable
energy share, including hydro, will reach about 13% by that
year .
The potential of solar energy in Egypt is very high since it
lies in the solar belt, but its use is still very limited due to the
well known barriers especially its high cost . Nevertheless the
first solar thermal integrated power plant with a capacity of
150 MW is planned to be in operation by 2009 .
Egypt statement Page 2 of 4
It is worth to mention that Egypt has ratified the Kyoto
protocol in January 2005, since then several projects have been
submitted to make use of the Clean Development Mechanism
incentives . These projects include ; the solar thermal, four wind
and three hydro power plants ; in addition to many projects
covering energy efficiency improvement and transformation to
the use of natural gas .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Looking for sustainability on the regional level, Egypt,
since 1987 cooperated with neighboring countries to implement
interconnection projects . Egypt is a part of the interconnection
project to the east with Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and
Turkey, as well as to the west with Libya, Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco and Spain. Most parts of these interconnections are in
operation and the electric Mediterranean ring will be a reality
when all these interconnections are fully operated in the near
future .
Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed 'to study the
interconnection between their electrical systems as a step to
integrate the Gulf Cooperation Council Grids with the electric
Mediterranean ring.
Egypt statement Page 3 of 4
The interconnection of the Democratic Republic of Congo
with Egypt has been studied and its feasibility has been proved .
Moreover, in the frame of the Nile Basin Initiative, studies to
interconnect the 10 member countries of the Nile Basin are in
the pipeline. The study of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
interconnection has started .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
The assessment of the current situation globally shows the
need for further work to :
? Activate strategies, policies, and regulatory frameworks to
provide energy services in a sustainable manner, especially
in rural areas.
?
Facilitate the international and private financing to energy
sectors .
?
Motivate the regional integration activities in energy
projects .
?
Increase the exchange of experience and technology transfer .
?
Build the capacities in the fields of energy and environment .
?
Encourage diversification of energy resources .
In this respect, I would like to emphasi⼩e that we must
work together to reach the best solutions for sustainable energy
development for our nations to meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs .
Thank you,
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The Permanent Mission of Egypt
to the United Nations
New York
STATEMENT
By
H.E Mr . Hassan Younes
Minister of Electricity and Energy
Egypt
The 14`h Session of the Commission
on Sustainable Development
11 May 2006, New York
11,J1 .,ey,-, ' t'
e .h ? 1 l r.5/ 1 (S.J1
* check against delivery
Mr. Chairman,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all, I would like to extend my congratulations to
the Chairman and the Members of the Bureau for being elected
to this important event . I join my colleagues in wishing all
success to them .
I am honored to participate in this international meeting
with this distinguished gathering to discuss one of the most
important subjects for all of us -- energy for sustainable
development. In particular, I am emphasi⼩ing the three primary
dimensions of this issue : economic development, social justice,
and environmental protection . If these factors are taken into
account throughout our planning and implementation efforts, we
can be assured that the development will be sustainable . The
international society, governments and scientists have to work to
achieve these objectives .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Egypt in its quest for sustainable development and
environment protection has secured electrical energy to 99% of
its population . Currently 21 GW are installed and 33 GW are to
be added up to 2022 . In reali⼩ing that Egypt is conducting
aggressive measures to mitigate the effect of electrical energy
development on the environment, by :
?
Almost fully utili⼩e the available hydropower resources .
Egypt statement Page 1 of 4
? Almost fully utili⼩e the available hydropower resources .
? Maximi⼩e the use of natural gas in thermal power plants .
? Optimi⼩e the share of the combined cycle power plants .
?
Rehabilitate old power stations .
?
Optimal operation of the electrical power system.
The aforementioned measures led to several improvements
during the last two decades, such as :
?
Improving fuel consumption rate by 36% .
?
Reducing losses in transmission and distribution networks
by 33%.
?
Cutting C02 emission rate per kWh by 50% .
In the field of renewable energy utili⼩ation and within the
framework of sustainable development, Egypt has achieved
considerable progress in Wind energy . 145 MW wind farms are
currently in operation, 205 MW are under implementation, and
it is planned to reach 850 MW by year 2010 . So, the renewable
energy share, including hydro, will reach about 13% by that
year .
The potential of solar energy in Egypt is very high since it
lies in the solar belt, but its use is still very limited due to the
well known barriers especially its high cost . Nevertheless the
first solar thermal integrated power plant with a capacity of
150 MW is planned to be in operation by 2009 .
Egypt statement Page 2 of 4
It is worth to mention that Egypt has ratified the Kyoto
protocol in January 2005, since then several projects have been
submitted to make use of the Clean Development Mechanism
incentives . These projects include ; the solar thermal, four wind
and three hydro power plants ; in addition to many projects
covering energy efficiency improvement and transformation to
the use of natural gas .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Looking for sustainability on the regional level, Egypt,
since 1987 cooperated with neighboring countries to implement
interconnection projects . Egypt is a part of the interconnection
project to the east with Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and
Turkey, as well as to the west with Libya, Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco and Spain. Most parts of these interconnections are in
operation and the electric Mediterranean ring will be a reality
when all these interconnections are fully operated in the near
future .
Egypt and Saudi Arabia agreed 'to study the
interconnection between their electrical systems as a step to
integrate the Gulf Cooperation Council Grids with the electric
Mediterranean ring.
Egypt statement Page 3 of 4
The interconnection of the Democratic Republic of Congo
with Egypt has been studied and its feasibility has been proved .
Moreover, in the frame of the Nile Basin Initiative, studies to
interconnect the 10 member countries of the Nile Basin are in
the pipeline. The study of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
interconnection has started .
Ladies and Gentlemen.
The assessment of the current situation globally shows the
need for further work to :
? Activate strategies, policies, and regulatory frameworks to
provide energy services in a sustainable manner, especially
in rural areas.
?
Facilitate the international and private financing to energy
sectors .
?
Motivate the regional integration activities in energy
projects .
?
Increase the exchange of experience and technology transfer .
?
Build the capacities in the fields of energy and environment .
?
Encourage diversification of energy resources .
In this respect, I would like to emphasi⼩e that we must
work together to reach the best solutions for sustainable energy
development for our nations to meet the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs .
Thank you,
Egypt statement Page 4 of 4
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