Experts discuss Egypt's potential in wind energy sector

Egypt marked the end of the 10th World Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition on Wednesday, where more than 600 new and renewable energy experts along with heads of major international corporations, financial organizations, and development funds convened to discuss future prospects for Egypt’s wind energy sector.

“This is a move that will deepen the Egyptian industries in various promising sectors,” said Galal Zorba, president of the Federation of Egyptian Industries and the President of the Euro-Mediterranean alliance.

“Egypt and other countries of North Africa will have the opportunity to produce green energy and export it to the European Union, this idea is also part of the solar energy plan of the Mediterranean Union.”

Zorba added that the conference included a specialized seminar on ways to finance and develop the new and renewable energy projects, organized by the Euro-Mediterranean “MedAlliance” and the Federation of Euro-Mediterranean “BusinessMed” with support from the European Union.

The discussions included Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, Arab League Secretary Nabil El-Araby, Minister of Electricity and Energy Hassan Younis, as well as several members of Egypt’s interim government.

According to Galal Osman, head of the Egyptian Federation of Wind Energy, the conference brought together the latest technology experts to discuss more than 150 working papers on the topics of new and renewable energies.

Osman also stated that this year’s focus would be to take advantage of the vast deserts in the country in order to harvest energy that would turn these areas into green powerhouses.