Recently performed meeting with ministers in Egypt supported the current development of the waste-to-energy project near Cairo. On Sunday, 6 September 2020, the Minister of Military Production and the Minister of Environment met with the local developer of our Consortium, GTE.
The Ministry of Environment serves as the supervisor for Egypt’s waste management system. The Ministry of Military Production supports the project by involving local industrial enterprises. In other words, such local enterprises produce part of the plant’s equipment, including conveyors, electrical equipment, and fittings.
Both ministers and their key specialists listened to the presentation created by Waste to Energy International (WTEI). The owner of Green Tech Egypt conducted the presentation. He showed proposed technology, commercial, and financial project structuring. Additionally, the presentation outlined how the project can assist Egypt in addressing its current waste utilisation problem.
Statements by ministers
The Minister of Environment has emphasised that the project and used technology should conform to Egyptian environmental regulations, especially in controlling air emissions.
The Minister of Military Production studies with the Consortium some locations proposed for the project. Additionally, he emphasized that the cooperation with the Consortium aims to utilize local manpower and available technologies in military factories to support this project.
Official publications on the meeting with ministers in Egypt
Official Facebook pages reported on the meeting with ministers in Egypt:
Post of the Ministry of Environment
Post of the Ministry of Military Production
Official video (so, the first page of the presentation above is in the video)
Previous events
In July 2020, the Consortium of GTE (as the local developer), OAK (as the financial developer), and Waste to Energy International (as the technical developer) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Military Production. The goal of MoU is to construct a 350,000 ton per annum municipal solid waste (MSW) plant near Cairo on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis. Therefore, the Consortium aims to provide 100% investments into the project and operate the plant for 20-25 years.
Earlier in April 2020, WTEI formed the Consortium. It is the result of long-term cooperation between WTEI and the companies mentioned above, spanning 3 to 10 years, respectively.
