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AHMED HEIKAL, THE MAN OF QALAA HOLDINGS:
OUR COMPANY HAS NOW ONE
MILLION CUSTOMERS
THE US IMPOSES CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON
IRAQ’S ENERGY IMPORTS FROM IRAN
RECORD LNG CAPACITY EXPECTED
GLOBALLY IN 2019
LARGEST PETROCHEMICAL
PROJECT IN MIDDLE EAST
Chairman
Mostafa Khaled “TAHRIR COMPLEX” TO BE
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EXPECTED
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ANSWERS TO THE
SIX QUESTIONS
ABOUT
POWEREGYPT 04
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VISION
4 EGYPTIAN OIL COMPANIES
UNVEIL INVESTMENT
PLANS FOR 2019/2020
THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AND
ELECTRICITY CONFERENCES IN 2019
THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY ACHIEVES
UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2018
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2019 EGYPTIAN OIL COMPANIES
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PLANS FOR 2019/2020
Heads of four Egyptian oil companies have announced
their investment plans for the fiscal year 2019/2020 which
begins on 1 June 2019.
This came during a meeting of the companies’ general
assemblies on 1 January, which was attended by Minister
of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla and
Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy.
The four companies presented their plans as follows:
■ Ebrahim Hossny
1. Cairo Oil Refining Company
Chairman of the Cairo Oil Refining Company, Gaber
Hassan, said his company has an ambitious plan to
reduce costs and preserve the environment through the
implementation of a number of projects. These mainly
include a project to recover butane gas and reuse it
as fuel for boilers and furnaces, which helps reduce
emissions and preserve the environment, he said.
There is another project to construct cooling towers for
refrigerant and condensate water at the Mostorod and
Tanta refineries to be reused as a closed circuit, Hassan
added.
He noted that the company plans to refine 7.8 million
tons of oil at Mostorod and Tanta refineries, including
750,000 tons belonging to the Egyptian Refining
Company.
It also plans to produce 82,000 tons of butane gas,
183,000 tons of naphtha, around 1.2 million tons of
various types of benzene, 50,000 tons of kerosene,
520,000 tons of jet fuel (aviation turbine fuel), 1.2 million
tons of diesel, 3.6 million tons of mazut, and 20,000 tons
of aromatic solvents, he said.
The company plans to continue local manufacturing
work worth more than EGP140 million for the benefit of
the oil and gas sector’s firms, Hassan stated.
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For his part, President of the Suez Oil Processing President of El-Nasr Petroleum Company Nabil Fahmy
Company Mohamed Eliwa said his company plans to said that his company’s budget plan for the fiscal year
refine about 2 million tons of different oil products per 2019/2020 aims to produce about 4 million tons of
year. It also plans to implement a number of projects oil products per year. It also aims to establish a crude
with investments of about EGP700 million. distillation system with a capacity of about 1.2 million
These include a project to rehabilitate the coking tons annually, he added.
complex and the butane production unit, which aims to The company also plans to develop health, safety and
secure high-quality products through boosting diesel environment systems, which include early warning and
and butane production capacity, Eliwa said. automatic firefighting systems, Fahmy said.
The company will also establish an asphalt production He pointed out that ENPI had been contracted to
plant and a boiler for producing the steam required for establish a sewage treatment unit to absorb future
electricity and petroleum rationalization projects. It will projects within the framework of integration between oil
further develop health, safety and environment systems. companies.
He added that work is underway to construct a hydrogen
cracking unit and a hydrogen production unit to benefit
from the wastes of the asphalt and coking units currently
under construction by the Suez Oil Processing Company.
4. Petrogas Company
Petroleum Gas Company (Petrogas) plans to fill 3.9
million tons, equivalent to 308 butane cylinders, in
2019/20 to cover local market’s demands, said head of
the company Adel el-Shuwaikh.
The company plans to keep, develop and increase the
efficiency of productive assets, in addition to conducting
rehabilitation and renewal processes on the equipment
of the health, safety and environment system, he added.
Petrogas’ suggested investment plan includes several
projects that aim to boost production lines, including
a project to develop cylinders for filling, in addition to
the company’s continued interest in training employees
and developing their technical and professional skills,
Shuwaikh noted.
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12 THE MOST IMPORTANT
This year, 2019, there are many
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
international energy conferences,
AND ELECTRICITY
distributed throughout the year, and in
different parts of the world, we choose
CONFERENCES IN 2019
the most important conferences, and we
present them to you as follow:
6th International Conference on 9th International Conference on
Petroleum and Petrochemical Renewable and Clean Energy
Engineering (ICPPE) (ICRCE 2019) - JA, Scopus
Location: Da Nang, Vietnam Location: Shinjuku Granbell Hotel
Begins: January 16th, 2019 and. Location: Tokyo, Japan
Ends: January 18th, 2019. Begins: January 26th, 2019. Ends:
January 28th, 2019.
(SGEG)
International Conference on Smart
Grid and Green Energy
Location: Juan Chao Foundation, 8th International Conference on
National University of Singapore Clean and Green Energy (ICCGE
Location: Singapore, Singapore 2019)_EI, Scopus
Begins: January 23rd, 2019. Ends: Location: Politecnico di Milano,
January 25th, 2019. Milan, Italy
Location: Milan, Italy
Begins: February 13th, 2019. Ends:
February 15th, 2019.
- 3rd International Conference
on Energy and Environmental
Science (ICEES 2019) _Ei, Scopus
Location: Seoul
Location: Seoul, Korea, Republic of ACM-2019 The 8th Internation-
Korea (South Korea ( al Conference on Informatics,
Begins: January 26th, 2019. Ends: Environment, Energy and Appli-
January 28th, 2019. cations (IEEA 2019) -Ei
Location: Osaka International
Convention Center, Osaka, Japan
Location: Osaka, Japan
Begins: March 16th, 2019. Ends:
March 19th, 2019.
5th International Conference on
Renewable Energy Technologies
(ICRET 2019)_Scopus, Ei
Location: Seoul
Location: Seoul, Korea, Republic of 7th International Conference on
Korea (South Korea) Electrical Energy and Networks
Begins: January 26, 2019. Ends: (ICEEN 2019)--Ei
January 28, 2019. Location: Taiyuan University of
Technology
Location: Taiyuan, China
Begins: March 16th, 2019. Ends:
March 18th, 2019.
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GLOBALLY IN 2019
■ Agencies Petroleum’s Golden Pass, Venture Global LNG’s
Calcasieu Pass project, and Cheniere Energy’s Sabine
A record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Pass train 6.
production is expected to get the green light in 2019 Canada’s Woodfibre LNG project, developed by
amid strong global demand, especially from China. Singapore-based Pacific Oil and Gas, may also get
Experts say a final investment decision could be the go-ahead in 2019, Wood Mackenzie said.
taken on more than 60 million tons per annum of Most of this year’s new supply will come from the
LNG capacity this year, well above the previous US with new trains at Cameron LNG, Corpus Christi
record of about 45 million tons in 2005 and triple last LNG, Elba Island LNG and the Freeport LNG start-up,
year’s 21 million tons, Reuters reported. said Edmund Siau, analyst at FGE.
This comes amid a plethora of potential new A final investment decision on Golden Pass is expected
production from Russia, Australia, East Africa, and by this month, while a decision on Sabine Pass 6 is
the US, the news agency said. expected in the first quarter and one on Calcasieu Pass
It quoted Wood Mackenzie’s research director for is expected in the first half.
global gas and LNG, Giles Farrer, as saying that the Other projects awaiting final investment decisions
new capacity would bulk out the pipeline of gas set to include train 7 of Nigeria LNG, and a three-train
come on stream in coming years, adding to the more expansion in Papua New Guinea, although some
than 320 million tons of LNG shipped globally in 2018, projects are widely expected to be pushed into the
according to shipping data in Refinitiv’s Eikon. 2020s.
Projects Demand and cost
Frontrunners this year include the $27 billion “If you have seen the potential demand for LNG, you
Arctic LNG 2 project by Russia’s Novatek, at least one have seen costs where they are now... that is motivating
project in Mozambique and three in the US, Wood companies to push projects forward and motivating
Mackenzie said in a report to its clients. buyers to come forward to support some of these
The three potential US projects are Qatar projects,” Farrer said.
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MOLLA REVEALS 2019
STRATEGY: 15
WE TARGET
COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT OF
REFINING
LABORATORIES
■ Basil Atef
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek
el-Molla has said that the oil sector’s 2019 strategy
aims to achieve comprehensive development of the
refining laboratories via new refining projects and
expansions currently being implemented.
The strategy aims to develop the existing production
units to increase their efficiency and output capacity,
he noted.
It also aims to develop the industrial safety and
security systems in order to increase the performance
rates in refining laboratories and maximize their
strategic role in securing the country’s needs of fuel
supplies, the minister said.
These remarks came during a meeting held in early
January by the general assemblies of the public
sector’s oil companies to endorse their 2019/2020
“Now is a good time to invest. If you look at budgeting plans.
industry costs, they have really come off a cliff The meeting was attended by Minister of Local
from 2 to 3 years ago. So if you’re investing now, Development Mahmoud Shaarawy, Undersecretary
you’re investing in the bottom of the cost cycle,” he of the Petroleum Ministry Mohamed Saafan, CEO of
added. the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation Abed
Timeframe Ezz el-Regal, the Petroleum Ministry’s Undersecretary
New projects typically take several years to for Agreements and Exploration Ashraf Farag, and
develop, with many of those under consideration some heads of companies.
likely to be ready to ship gas in the early 2020s if
approved.
Increasing demand
Huge increases in China’s demand growth as part of
a programme to shift households and factories from
coal to gas, increased LNG import dependency in
Europe, and a backlash against dirtier coal is driving
optimism in the industry.
LNG supply will already grow by an estimated record
40 million tons, or 13%, this year, potentially putting
pressure on Asian LNG prices, currently around $9
per million British thermal units.
In terms of demand, China continues to post strong
growth while Europe could also see increases after
years of stagnation, growing by about 20 million tons
and playing a key role in absorbing new American
supply, Siau said.
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DR. SHAKER:
AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY
INITIATIVE AIMS TO PUMP 30 GW /
CONTINENT IN 2030
■ Ahmed Mohamed Shaker explained that the African
Renewable Energy Initiative aims to
On the sidelines of the first ministerial pump capacity in Africa estimated at
meeting of the African Renewable Energy about 10 gigawatts per year by 2020 and
Initiative, which took place in the fourth rising to 30 gigawatts by 2030.
week of January, Minister of Electricity Shaker said that the one who called
and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohammad for holding this meeting with a group
Shaker said that during the meeting of African ministers is President Alpha
with African ministers he discussed the Condi, President of the Republic of Guinea
Egyptian experience and the Bennaban to discuss cooperation to introduce new
project in Aswan which pumps an and renewable energy, especially that
estimated capacity of 1465 megawatts. Africa our Lord gave her solar energy.
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Eng. Osama Asran, Deputy Minister of
Electricity, said that the current projects in
Egypt related to the energy sector exceeded
its gross output by 100%. It is expected that
by the end of the new year 2019, energy
production will exceed 200% of the total,
which constitutes a new record for Egypt in this
field.
■ Mahmoud Mosleh
DEPUTY MINISTER OF ELECTRICITY FOR “ENERGY”:
WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PLAN TO
SUPPORT ENERGY COMPANIES
IN THE COMING PERIOD
The Deputy Minister of as support for private sector
Electricity said to the “Energy companies further in the coming
Journal” that work in the field period.
of energy is currently based He explained that we are
on the policy of continuous continuing to work on structural
modernization through the changes in the sector based on
study of the strength of network the country plan, pointing out
loads and this is a part of a plan that in the coming periods will
developed by the Ministry in be the removal of subsidies on
the long term, pointing out that electricity as well as continued
this aims to bring development support for the layers that need
to meet what we need, As well according to the plan.
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2019
to 31/12/2018 in the field of transmission and distribution networks of electricity as follows:
18 Electricity transmission networks:
Transformer stations:
The total capacity of the electrical transformer stations on the super and high voltage reached
about 133 thousand MVA. During the period, the stations of transformers on both high and high
voltage were constructed and expanded with a total capacity of 7520 MVA as follows:
■ Fathi al-Sayeh
THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY
ACHIEVES UNPRECEDENTED
ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2018
First: High voltage transformer stations with a total capacity of high voltage within super voltage)
stations: 1725 MVA has been completed. has been completed.
The construction of new 500/220 Second: high voltage Air lines and ground cables:
KV stations (Badr - Assiut east of transformer stations: The length of the airlines and
the Nile - Ras Ghareb) has been The construction and expansion ground cables on the high and
completed with a total capacity of of (86) 66/11 kV substations with high voltage reached about 46.5
3500 MVA. a total capacity of about 2295 thousand km, where the length of
The construction and expansion MVA (1727.5 MVA in high voltage about 930 km was added during
of (22) 220/66 kV transformer transformers and 567.5 MVA on the period as follows:
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lines were created. 2019
About 143 km of 220 kV wind 19
lines were created.
About 242 km of 66 kV wind and
cable lines were built.
Distribution networks:
The total number of distribution
panels was about 3397
plates where the installation,
replacement and renewal of (1457)
medium voltage distribution
panel was installed during the
period.
The total number of distribution
transformers averaged 189,000
transformers with a total capacity
of 80,000 MVA. A total of 5175
distribution transformers were
installed during the period.
The total air lines and ground
cables on the medium and low
voltage were about 481 thousand
kilometers, where about 31.8
thousand kilometers were built
during the period.
The length of the insulated
conductors reached about 624
thousand kilometers, representing
91.6% of the length of the airlines,
with a low voltage network, where
about 23,000 km of isolated wires
were constructed and replaced
during the period.
About 6.7 million pre-paid
meters were installed by the end
of this year.
About 2,000 smart meters were
installed during the period as
part of the plan to install 250,000
intelligent meters as a first stage in
six distribution companies
Projects in progress:
Smart and prepaid meters
project:
A pilot project is underway
to install about 250 thousand
smart meters in six distribution
companies to be completed
during the first quarter of 2019.
As well as the installation of 1
million meters within the project or pre-paid, in addition to the Alexandria and Delta regions.
of modernization of the three establishment of networks and Work is ongoing on the
control centers of electricity data centers through the next 10 implementation of 17 control
distribution networks funded years. centers within the project of
by the Japanese International Control Centers Project: establishing and developing
Cooperation Agency (JICA), and is A total of 6 regional control control centers of electricity
intended to change all meters to centers are currently under distribution companies.
the electrical grid other intelligent construction in the Middle End of the era of reducing
East, Upper Egypt, Canal, Cairo, loads .. President of the Upper
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Egypt Electricity Region reveals over 50 years « the past. Stations 90 stations by
the reasons for the low rates of The head of the Upper Egypt 50%, ie, doubled to increase the
breakdown Electricity Transport Zone efficiency of the service, as well as
Monday, January 7th, 2019 08:00 revealed that the recent boom in replace 60% connectors existing
PM the energy sector was reflected lines.
End of the era of reducing on the citizen in a large way. In The head of the Upper Egypt
loads .. President of the Upper the governorates of Upper Egypt, Electricity Transport Zone pointed
Egypt Electricity Region reveals the breakdown rates decreased out that the boom witnessed by
the reasons for the low rates of by 40%. The era of load reduction the electricity sector is due to the
breakdown ended, and the power outage was plans of President Abdel-Fattah
Sami Abdo President of Upper reduced to a shorter period than Al-Sisi, which aims at replacing
Egypt Electricity Region
Engineer Sami Abdo, head of the
Upper Egypt Electricity Transport
Zone, said that the electricity
sector witnessed a boom under
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,
which the sector has not witnessed
in 50 years.
He continued in a press
statement: “Prior to 2015, Egypt
was suffering from a deficit of
about 8 thousand megawatts of
energy, and after two years we
have a surplus of 10 thousand
megawatts, what was generated
energy under President Sisi, the
weakness of energy generated
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the old network with the aim of is one of the three giant plants, with the aluminum plant Watts of 2019
establishing new networks in the which was implemented by energy, in addition to feeding the
east of the Nile to serve the future Siemens under the directions of state of Sudan 300 MW. 21
urban, industrial and agricultural the project. To the east of Sohag The head of the Upper Egypt
expansions. Such as wind and sun, station, to the east of Qena station, Electricity Region said that the
which contribute to reducing heat which is connected to the Nag electricity interconnection project
emission. Hammadi Industrial Station, which between Egypt and Sudan is
On the budget monitored for the is connected to the old high dam going well, as 80% of the towers
Upper Egypt Electricity Region line. The project is scheduled to be and civil works of the 100 km line
during the year 2019/2020, Abdo completed by the end of this year. have been completed and are due
said: “Nearly 3 billion pounds The project extended from the to be completed in February to
have been allocated in the province of Assi I Nag Hammadi to deliver 300 MW. The connecting
2019/2020 plan, with the aim about 6 billion pounds. « line is about 470 million pounds
of developing and supporting The head of Egypt’s Upper Egypt and will start from Toshka station
existing stations and replacing Electricity Region said that the 2 to Wadi Halfa station in Sudan
existing line connectors, New giant project of the governorates
100 million pounds have been of Upper Egypt will contribute
allocated for the purchase of 15 to eliminating the crisis of low
new transformers, 17 for a 100 efforts, as well as increase the
million Egyptian pounds, as well efficiency of the service provided
as for the new stations, the most to the participant and provide
important of which is the Mashta energy for the industrial cities and
station in Sohag governorate with the new urban and agricultural
a capacity of 80 megawatts and expansions. The company is in the
the Raouf station in Aswan with a process of concluding a contract
capacity of 80 MW.
He pointed out that the plan to
build the largest solar city in Aswan
governorate is proceeding with
rapid steps to produce about 1,450
megawatts of clean solar energy
by the end of 2019 after the entry
of Benban 1, Banban 2 and Banban
3 substations to service within The
four stations that have been set up
to receive energy from investors in
the project, pointing out that the
volume of solar energy generated
by the project about 15 million
kilowatts per month during the
summer, and is scheduled to start
operation of two stations with a
capacity of 80 megawatts of clean
solar energy during the month of
February Next.
The head of Egypt’s Upper Egypt
Electricity Region said that the
time plan for the completion of
Fares station in Kom Ombo is
scheduled to be completed in
2019. Work is under way to set
up a transformer station at a cost
of LE 100 million to transport
the generated solar energy and
connect it to the unified network
at a voltage of 66 kV.
The project starts from the East
Assiut station connected to the
Beni Suef power plant, which
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LARGEST PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT
22
IN MIDDLE EAST “TAHRIR COMPLEX” TO BE
LAUNCHED IN APRIL
■ Ali Ibrahim the competitive price, and the of foreign investments, covering
speed of implementation. an area of 5 million square meters.
In his latest comments on the He said these negotiations are It includes a training center for
largest petrochemical project in conducted without the intervention workers with investments of $50
the Middle East, former petroleum of other shareholders. million.
minister Osama Kamal said the The financing parties are The complex will provide about
implementation will start in April, government banks that fund this 20,000 jobs during the construction
adding that the project will take up giant project without sovereign period, 3,000 jobs when it comes
to 48 months to be completed. guarantees or mortgage charges on online, and 25,000 indirect jobs in
Kamal noted that the list of the stakes of Egyptian shareholders, the field of services and support.
shareholders includes Carbon reflecting confidence in local When using 100% of the project’s
Holdings (30%), the main enterprises and investors. products, it will provide more than
contractors (20%), and the Africa Prime Minister Moustafa 200,000 jobs.
Finance Corporation (25%), adding Medbouly has earlier witnessed the The project will maximize the
that the remaining shares (25%) will signing of an agreement between country’s role in the industry of
be at the disposal of the Egyptian Carbon Holdings and Africa Finance petrochemicals. Egypt currently
government, which will respond Corporation to finance the Tahrir produces 3.5 million tons of
officially in March. Petrochemical Complex in Ain products, while the project alone
The former petroleum minister Sokhna with $1.25 billion. will produce 4 million tons, thus
said that negotiations are currently The agreement was signed during putting Egypt on the global
underway between the main the Africa Forum held in Sharm el- petrochemical map so that it will
contractors, namely Bechtel, Linda, Sheikh in December 2018. replace its imports with exports.
Tecnomont and Archirodon, to The Tahrir Petrochemical Complex The project’s exports are expected
contract with Petrojet on a package is the largest petrochemical project to hit $8 billion annually, thus
of works in the project which in the Middle East, with a variety increasing Egypt’s total exports.
revolves around the scope of work,
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In a press statement, the head of the
Authority for Nuclear Power Plants, Dr. Amjad
Al-Wakil, said that a national committee
has been set up to develop a strategy for
localization of local technology and many
policies to overcome the obstacles for the
companies contributing to the project of
establishing the Dabaa nuclear station,
Adding that the competitive price of electricity
produced from the station will serve existing
commercial projects.
■ Ahmed Mahmoud
HEAD OF THE NUCLEAR STATIONS AUTHORITY:
THE DABAA REACTOR BEARS THE IMPACT OF
A PLANE WEIGHING 450 TONS AND A 14-METER
HIGH TSUNAMI AND A 3-SEISMIC WHEEL.
Al-Wakil confirmed that environment, in addition to the carry a tsunami up to a height
the safety rates enjoyed by existence of negative safety of 14 meters and withstand
the technology used in the systems that do not depend earthquakes up to a seismic
Dabba nuclear plant is great, on the existence of electrical wheel 0.3 of the wheel of gravity
Where the plant belongs to energy, On the redundancy in and can withstand hurricanes
developed third-generation the protection systems and the and winds, The design of
reactor technologies (+Gen 3) a use of negative safety systems the Russian reactor is also
technology that represents the do not depend on the availability characterized by a mask or trap to
highest levels of nuclear safety, of electrical energy, but depends turn the reactor (core catcher) to
The reactor’s fusion rate is less on natural phenomena such as contain the heart of the reactor
than 1 to 10 million reactors gravity and the natural flow of and high-level radioactive
in a year. It also follows the liquids. materials inside it, if God did not
philosophy of defense from the Al-Wakil added: The reactor cause a serious accident led to
depth, which depends on the could withstand the collision fusion of the heart of the reactor
existence of several physical of a heavy commercial plane and thus does not allow the
barriers between radioactive weighing 450 tons and running leakage of these materials to the
materials and the surrounding at 150 meters per second, It can surrounding environment.
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WITH THE COOPERATION OF “SIEMENS” OPERATION OF THE TOSHKA
TRANSFORMER STATION TO CONNECT THE ELECTRICITY NETWORKS
BETWEEN EGYPT AND SUDAN
■ Ahmed Mohamed
Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and
Renewable Energy announced that
during the third week of February,
construction, construction and
linking of the extension of the
Toshka transformer substation in
the far south of the country was
completed in cooperation with the
German company Siemens.
The head of the Egyptian
Company for the transfer of
electricity m. Sabah Mashali said
that the above comes within the
framework of the attention given by
the electricity sector and renewable
energy to the projects of electrical
interconnection, especially the
connection with the brotherly
Republic of Sudan, to implement
the two-way air-link Toshka (2) / network is one of the main neighboring countries. Which helps
Wadi Halfa 220 kV. components of Egypt’s vision create more opportunities and
The electric voltage of the plant to export surplus electricity to establish development projects for
is 220/66 volts and operates with neighboring countries. We are the benefit of the citizens of both
an air insulation system or AIS, therefore pleased to cooperate with countries”.
where the investment cost of the Siemens and other international According to the agreement
expansions amounted to about companies to develop the national signed between the Egyptian
325,50000 (thirty-two million electricity transmission network government represented by the
five hundred and fifty thousand in preparation for the project of Ministry of Electricity and Siemens,
Egyptian pounds only), in addition electric linkage with the sister the latter assumed the responsibility
to 562,500 euros (five hundred and country of Sudan”. of design, manufacturing and
two thousand and five hundred Siemens Egypt CEO Emad Ghaly delivery of all the basic components
euros only). said that: “The work was in full of the station, adding two cells to
The plant contributes to the swing and the company succeeded the station, installation of electrical
transfer of 400 megawatts in completing the work during transformers and management
of electricity to secure the a record time of not more than of the site and carrying out the
transmission of electricity supplies three months,” he said, adding necessary tests and pilot operation
while reducing electrical loss due to that the electricity interconnection of the turnkey station.
transport operations. project between Egypt and Sudan It should be noted that Toshka
The project comes within the represents a unique opportunity to transformer station is located near
framework of the national plan unlock the enormous potential of the Egyptian-Sudanese border,
for the exchange of energy and the African energy sector. approximately 1000 km from
electrical interconnection between He completed: “We are proud to Cairo. It is expected to contribute
Egypt and neighboring countries, continue our fruitful partnership significantly to the project of
with the activation of the joint with the Egyptian Ministry of connecting the electricity network
Egyptian-African cooperation in Electricity and Energy and the between Egypt and Sudan, from
many fields, which comes at the Egyptian Electricity Transmission the Egyptian city of Toshka to
forefront of energy. Company, and our contribution the Sudanese city of Dongola
The Ministry of Electricity and to this strategic project, which is depending on the 170 km
Renewable Energy stated that a realistic embodiment of Egypt’s transmission line Represents the
“building a strong and efficient ambitious plans in the field of length of the electrical connection
national electricity transmission electricity flow across borders with line.
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ITALIAN INVESTORS ARE STRONGLY
ENTERING THE ENERGY MARKET IN EGYPT
■ Aly Mohamed field of infrastructure.
Ferrari Group is an Italian multisectoral group investing
Many of Italian companies working in the field in renewable energy, environment, food, agriculture and
of renewable energy have decided to inject new real estate in about 100 countries.
investments in Egypt. Nasr also met with Marco Zigon, President of the
The approval of these companies came after the Italian company Jetra, who expressed his company’s
meeting of the Minister of Investment and International desire to increase its investments in Egypt through the
Cooperation, Dr. Sahar Nasr, a few heads of these establishment of partnerships with Egyptian companies
companies, during her visit to the Italian capital “Rome”, in the field of energy.
in the third week of February, Where she met with the The Minister of Investment also discussed with Emberto
Minister, Giuseppe de Beni, Chairman of Italjen company, Sarno, Vice President, Italian company AC Boiler, future
The company’s investment in renewable energy was projects that the company wishes to invest in Egypt in
discussed, the Minister welcomed the Italian company’s the areas of assistance to produce energy.
desire to invest in new and renewable energy projects The minister met Giuseppe Oko, head of infrastructure
in Egypt and met with Andrea Venezia, the general at Saipem, an Italian oil services company, who explained
manager of the Ferrari Group, and discussed with him that Egypt is a strategic country for his company.
the increase of the Group’s investments in Egypt in the
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In 2014, businessman and
chairman of Qalaa Holdings
Ahmed Heikal received the
“African Business Leader of the
Year” award during the African
Investor CEO Investment Summit.
This year, 2019, marks a new
beginning of the relationship
between Egypt and Africa,
particularly as Egypt assumed the
African Union presidency. This
means a great presence of Africa
in the intellectual and decision-
making circles in Egypt, not only
at the political level, but also at
the economic and social levels.
■ Fathi al-Sayeh
AHMED HEIKAL, THE MAN OF QALAA HOLDINGS,
TO THE :
OUR COMPANY HAS
NOW ONE MILLION
CUSTOMERS
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THE CURRENT
REFORMS IN
ELECTRICITY AND
ENERGY ARE A
REAL BEGINNING Boutros Ghali, the then finance be very important in the coming
FOR A BETTER minister, and explained to him period.
that what was happening at the
In fact, there are many challenges,
FUTURE. electricity, energy and petroleum and the Egyptian citizens are
sector would cause us a problem in really heroes for they endured the
the future. He said he did not have difficulties of economic reform.
the power to take a relevant decision Qalaa Group
at the time. After reviewing the data, What’s new at the level of Qalaa
he stressed that we would face a Group’s projects, specifically in the
THE PRIVATE major problem, which we are facing energy field?
SECTOR FACED today due to the accumulation of - Each of the eight companies
HARDSHIPS FROM problems from 2004 to 2006. The (of Qalaa Holdings) has new
2011 UNTIL MID main reason for the problem is the investments. As for the refining
2014. wrong pricing of the energy and company, the oil refinery is being
electricity subsidy. expanded. The new plan aims to
The current reforms in electricity expand the refinery by 20% at a cost
and energy pricing are the of $150 million, and establish new
beginning of a better future. oil depots at a cost of $70 million,
From the above, this interview Other reasons and a petrochemical project at a
stems its importance, as Heikal Is this just the reason for the cost of $2.4 billion.
has considerable experience optimism you mention in most of There is a project for Taqa
in investment in the promising your recent remarks? Company to expand its subsidiaries,
continent through his company, - There are other reasons, for the Benban solar power plant in
in addition to his great focus on example the fact that the private Aswan will be inaugurated in early
energy projects inside and outside sector’s problems are being solved. January 2019, and the 6 October
Egypt. A year and a half ago, there were transformer station will be opened
Do you think a problem has caused four problems which have been in late 2019.
the power crisis in Egypt in 2013 and solved through a dispute settlement We are talking about the
before? mechanism. implementation of projects,
- The main problem is the wrong Another reason is Egypt’s businesses, and the beginning of
pricing of the electricity and energy readiness to become a regional hub production, not just studies and
“subsidy”. There is a commodity sold of energy, including gas, petroleum thinking. A solar power plant with a
at an unreal price, which causes a products, and electricity. This is capacity of 200 MW is being set up.
problem. very important. Moreover, we have It will produce electricity and sell it
In January 2006, I met Dr. Youssef the new gas discoveries which will to the government.
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Qalaa has delivered natural gas to to get the loan and invest it.
150,000 customers, and the number Investments and energy projects
of our customers has reached one At the domestic level, what about
million. the new policies to encourage
Part of our new investments will EGYPT IS FULLY investment in the private sector,
be allocated to the establishment QUALIFIED TO BE A especially in the field of energy?
of the Egyptian Refining Company DESTINATION FOR - The decision-making process
and the implementation of some CHINESE within the government is still
projects in other sectors with a total COMPANIES. very weak and undermines the
cost of LE30 billion. investment. For example, my group
Do you think the private sector wants to expand the refinery by
investments now contribute to buying an unexploited plot of land
development as required? adjacent to it for 100 million pounds
- The private sector should not be to get such a loan because they plus 10 million pounds annually.
wronged because it faced hardships require the borrowing company to Four months have passed with
from 2011 until the middle of 2014. have certain specifications in order
The European countries do not
want illegal migrations. Rather,
they want to inject money into
North African countries to provide
sustainable development for
African societies. The problem the
European countries are facing is the
lack of private sector parties that
deserve these funds in the North
African countries of Egypt, Morocco,
Algeria and Ethiopia, according to
government programs.
This condition enabled Qalaa
to get a $4.2 billion loan for the
Egyptian Refining Company without
government guarantees, although
it is not easy for a company in Africa
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to our offer, although the plant
includes new investments, and will 29
provide jobs, add value, and pay
taxes. The mentality of government
employees is still forcing them to
disrupt the work.
As for the timings, the refining
project contract was signed in
January 2006. In November 2006, a
memorandum of understanding was
signed with the Petroleum Authority
to establish the plant. In August
2007, a construction deal was signed
with Korean-Japanese partners. In
October 2008, the individual contract
was signed. However, some of the
banks that were supposed to fund us
went bankrupt and others froze their
funding due to the financial crisis in
September and October that year.
We started again with Japanese
and Korean financing institutions. We
signed a deal in mid-2010 to get a $2.3
billion loan. It included $850 million
from the Export-Import Bank of Korea,
$800 million from the Japan Bank
for International Cooperation (JBIC)
and Nippon Export and Investment
Insurance (NEXI), which are the top
two financial institutions in Japan,
$450 million from the European
Investment Bank, and $225 million
from the African Development Bank.
We decided to reach a financial close
on 31 January 2011 with the support
of some participants, including
Banque Misr with $100 million, the
International Finance Corporation
(IFC) with $100 million, Qalaa with now. and the West?
$200 million, some individuals from Did government institutions help - The trade war between China and
the Gulf and the Post with $50 million, accomplish this? the West is already raging. Imposing
the National Authority for Social - Unless the political leadership taxes on China comes out of fear that
Insurance with $120 million, and the intervened in the Qalaa’s refining China could have the upper hand
National Investment Bank with $50 project in Qalyubia Governorate, on the global economy. The West
million. which cost $2.2 billion, the governor and America are concerned. They
After the events of 25 January 2011, would have cancelled the project to are trying to curb China’s growth
the four local participants sent a replace it with a housing project run potential, but China is looking for a
letter expressing their apologies. At by a UAE company. President Sisi foothold in other areas.
the same time, we had a $2.3 billion immediately ordered the formation These areas allow China to
loan, and there was a capital gap of of a committee from the armed introduce industries that are not
up to $450 million. We realized that it forces to consider the contracts and subject to any kind of war. Egypt is
was impossible for any participant to licenses. Our licenses were valid and fully qualified to be a destination
inject money into the project. Qalaa met the armed forces’ conditions, for Chinese companies, where they
contributed $100 million, and we took which prompted the committee to can bring all their products and
cash money from each subsidiary, send a letter after 48 hours allowing then export them to European and
and three of them were at risk at the us to complete the project. African countries, taking advantage
time. In June 2012, we reached a The war of Egypt’s distinguished location
financial close, and the refinery will be How do we benefit from the and the free trade agreements it has
inaugurated after five months from ongoing trade war between China with those countries.
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2019 EGYPTIANS, SYRIANS AND PALESTINIANS DID .. ARABS INVENTED A
CAR POWERED BY SOLAR
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A DREAM MAY BE
EMBODIED IN 2019 “ARAB” CARS
POWERED BY SOLAR
Author: Mohamed Ibrahim
The Arab mind is no less in its
possibilities than the Western mind,
and the dream of the Arab invention
of a clean, renewable energy car is not
far away. There is more evidence of
this. Many Arab inventors have been
able to invent models for cars that are
powered and work by solar energy.
We see a good, new investment of workshops. He didn’t forget his people in Antioch, a car - as Abdo
model in Arab hands to produce a dream, which achieved a large part describes it - closer to perfection and
solar powered car as an alternative to of the manufacture and development multi functions and tasks. The most
conventional fuel? of a small car called “Sinar” after the important of which is an electrical
Abdou’s Car name of his two-year-old daughter. outlet 220 v, which contributes to
In the answer to the previous question, The creation of a small battery- provide his home with electricity
we present the first and the most operated car with solar energy and when the power is out, and became
recent guide. This is the story of this advanced eco-friendly systems and - as he says - accompany him on his
young Syrian man, the son of Jisr Al- programs was the dream of Abdo’s short trips every morning and on a
Shughour city, who was led by his love life - he says - and the son of Jisr Al trip to go to work daily until it became
for cars, mechanics and inventions Shagoor has already begun to collect known to everyone in the region.
from early childhood to the study of parts of his car from everywhere and Like a “Toktok”
electrical engineering. In Damascus, anything he sees important and can And the Abdo, which is similar to the
after the outbreak of the war in 2011, be used to make the car. “Toktok” cars known in the countries
he had to resort to Turkey, in “Antakya” After a hard work and many of Asia and Egypt, it is equipped
in a workshop of his own, the experiences spanning five years in to operate on the battery, which is
possibilities and simple equipment his small workshop, Abdo managed charged for 4 hours to 100 kilometers
within his workshop designed the car to design his rare car in its form and at a speed of 70 km/hour and when
and implementation of the remnants features, which is now the talk of using brakes, the generator to
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the same time, In addition to a solar
panel that charges the car daily 35% 31
and fits the surface of the car.
He added that the car is also equipped
with advanced systems and eco-
friendly embodying and shortening
the effort of the past years and years,
and also equipped with rain sensors
for the operation of glass wipers and
sensors for lighting and sensors to
return and front, and works on the
function of automatic stop when
close to barriers and people.
The young inventor enthusiastically Egyptian pounds to complete the Research Center in Damascus. The
explains the advantages of his small prototype. engine is a 100% local manufacturing
four-man car, which he says has five At present, young engineers are (it is wrapped according to a specific
cameras to monitor the road, two of focusing their efforts on improving system) and the electric energy is
which work instead of side mirrors their project model, in order to find an stored in dry batteries running on 96
and facilitate visibility in the rainy, investor to produce on an investment V DC.
misty atmosphere. scale. The solar panels are the energy
Egyptian Car Another Syrian source of the innovative car. It’s
It was the aim of a team of mechanical Another car project in Syria is powered equipped with control circuits. When
engineering students at Helwan by solar energy, revealed this time the batteries are charged, the solar
University designed a solar powered by sources in the Syrian Ministry of current is separated by a capacity of
Car to help people with disabilities. Electricity, specifically the National 400 kilos, The inventor Ruwaisa is now
The team has already developed Center for Energy Research, and the working to register it as a patent.
a solar powered Car that enables invention is the Syrian Suleiman A Gazan car
people with disabilities to travel long Ruwaisa Innovation is coming from Palestine,
distances without any help. It’s a small solar powered car instead specifically from Gaza. Two Palestinian
, And students are keen to reduce of fuel. This model was presented students presented a prototype of
the cost of running the car, so they a year ago at the 59th Damascus a solar powered car in the hope of
installed solar panels on the surface International Fair to visitors. solving the energy crisis in their city
to charge the battery that runs the The inventor Ruwaisa has announced of Gaza, which suffers from the lack of
engine the invention of this car, which is fuel and electricity.
The car is operated by remote control. powered by solar and runs at speeds The two students are Khalid al-
Students say the 3-wheel drive will of 65 km per hour and weighing 500 Bardawil and Jamal Miqati, both
also enable people with disabilities kg, and its electric engine up to 8.6 23 years old. For the reasons of the
in the country to have a sense of horsepower, and the new car provides energy crisis in Gaza, They thought of
independence. 60 to 80% of its capacity. designing a car that would be powered
The car is equipped with an Ruwaisa says: «The period of this car by a renewable energy source and
emergency system to assist the driver dates back to the year 83 and has been available in the environment and
in the event of a technical failure. developed into the current model. It is installed a solar-powered vehicle
The students received funding the first Syrian solar car. It may be the to combat the fuel shortage and
and support from many sponsors first Arab car. The solar cells that I work ongoing power cuts. Gaza sector.
and institutions, collecting 28,000 in were supplied by the Scientific Energy crisis
Power cuts disrupt daily life in the city,
paralyzing businesses. Many shops
must cut hours to save electricity, and
people have to coordinate their social
life schedule with times of electricity.
According to the United Nations Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), the densely populated
sector currently receives less than half
of its 470 megawatts of electricity,
resulting in power cuts for long hours
of eight to 12 hours a day.
«We know that transportation is a
cornerstone of our daily lives, so we
decided that we are working on a
car, but we are solving a crisis - the
fuel crisis and the electricity crisis,”
Bardawil said in a report on “AlAan”
website.
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Power magazine conducted an
extensive dialogue with Eng.
Ahmed Hussain, production
manager of Sigma Electronic
Industries, on the sidelines of
the launch of the 28th edition
of the International Electric
Exhibition “Electricx”, which
lasted for three days from 17 to 19
November, which was organized
in cooperation with Solar-Tec
exhibition and the Middle
East Fire, Safety and Security
Exhibition (MEFSEC) at the
Egyptian International Exhibition
Center (EIEC) in Cairo.
■ Karim Atef
THE PRODUCTION MANAGER OF “SIGMA” ENG.
AHMED HUSSEIN TO :
OUR PRODUCTS CAN
COMPETE IN INDIAN, TURKISH
AND SPANISH MARKETS
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Ahmed Hussein, revealed the Products 33
company’s contribution in the What products does your
field of energy. company offer at the exhibition?
Speaking on the sidelines of the Sigma Industries was founded
28th edition of the International in 2004. Since then, our products
Electric Show, “Electricx”, he have been significantly updated
spoke about the expansion of his and our software is working in all
company in the three continents areas of Power Electronics. This
of Africa, Europe and Asia in the area needs engineers with skills in
coming period, as well as the a specific way.
company’s plan for 2019 in the We have a core product called
energy market. “Service Slyzer” which is “voltage
* Would you tell us about your stabilizer” to solve any problem in
participation this year in the the power supply and is used in
exhibition? any work site and factories.
We have always been There are also CNC machines,
participating in the exhibition which are impossible to create in
since its launch, but this time the the event of a voltage problem
participation was wider and larger. and are a major product for us,
This year, we participated in two and have been since we started in
companies, Sigma Electronic 2004 and over time we developed
Industries and Sigma Engineering. more than once until we reached
The two companies under the the latest device with a capacity of
umbrella of “Sigma”, which this 1500 kVA.
year offer more modern products. The second product is “Anbstria
Differences Battery Etcher”, which works
* What are the differences in this by taking power or ordinary
year’s exhibition from the previous electricity, “Three phase” and is
year? converted to “DC” and its utility
- The difference in this year’s is that it works as a “back up” for
course is the better organization some electricity companies, or
of previous years, the more oil and has a battery charger that
products and the higher quality, charges the batteries to be used
as we have made a tour inside the when power cuts and feeds loads.
exhibition to know the products of The third product is a new
our competitors in the same field, software that was implemented
and we were surprised that there by some of our young engineers.
is good competition and quality It competes in the market in a
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dimension meter was initially * What is the cooperation
34 9x9x9 and these dimensions are between the company and the
mechanical. It was developed in state projects?
its dabs and we reduced it so that - We have important cooperation
we can compete with the Indian with the state in the big entity, the
market. Turkish and Spanish new administrative capital project.
companies and some companies We supply and manufacture very
located in Egypt and the world to important things such as the UBS,
cope with evolution. we bring them many devices and
We have also developed our there is also great cooperation
hardware and software and each with the projects supervised by
year we send our equipment to the the armed forces.
Research and Inspection Institute The right way
to take the necessary certificates * In your opinion, what needs the
so that we can judge them, and energy field to go in the right way?
we can determine the level of the - In all honesty we need to talk
company in the market. about an Egyptian product in full,
There is also another product we and in order to achieve this we must
are processing and taking its own encourage to rely on the Egyptian
patent, which is to improve the product in tenders and supplies,
power factor coefficient, It is an and if this happens there will
“electronic switch” that can open be strong competition between
and close the copastor without the Egyptian products, and must
a spark because the traditional be the Ministry of Industry or
device in the market is the the Ministry of Investment has
“connect” of the shutter and the state is on the right path, but we a dependence on the Egyptian
opening. This results in a spark. have to accelerate this subject and product In procurement and
After a period, a problem occurs this is available we must start to bidding.
such as heat, and this device accelerate these qualifications, In * How do we change the
handles this problem and is used the field of manufacturing so as to customer’s suspicion about the
in iron and heavy industries where dispense with the foreign product. Egyptian product?
they face many problems in power Over the past period, we have - At the beginning there must be
plants and power cuts. already seen an improvement in quality of the product, and a body
* How do you see the energy field domestic production, but the pace that controls that quality.
in Egypt? must be faster. There must be a certain level
- There is a very large evolution in Cooperation until the level of suspicion of the
the field of energy in Egypt every * Is there a cooperation with client disappears and change his
day shows many problems in the foreign companies? view, and it can be represented
production lines and distribution There is already cooperation with in this body government and the
of electricity and we as companies foreign companies and we rely private sector so there is discipline
must be aware of these problems on them in the import process, in government papers and
and we develop products and including large companies in the experience and speed from the
put them on the market to be a Chinese market, European, and of private sector.
solution to these problems, such
as the product “Pathway” Power
transfer inside buildings and
factories, this is the development
concept.
Facilities
* Do you think that the
electricity sector in Egypt took the
necessary facilities required by the
government?
- In fact, taking these facilities
by 70% at least until we reach the
proportion of perfection must be
a facilitation, especially in the field
of manufacturing, and now the
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GENERAL MANAGER OF “CHINT EGEMAC” TO THE
POWER MAGAZINE:
WE DON’T EXPAND ONLY IN
LOW-VOLTAGE PRODUCTS, BUT
ALSO IN ALL ELECTRICITY
INVESTMENTS
The Chinese company “Chint” has celebrated the 40th anniversary of its foundation. The
celebration, held in the industrial complex of the 6th of October City, was attended by its
Egyptian partner “Egemac”.
The POWER MAGAZINE was there at the ceremony where awards were distributed to the most
productive workers.
Chint’s General Manager, Dr. Tao, stepped onto a stage to answer questions raised by the
company’s workers and employees. It was an interactive Q&A session.
As soon as the young manager left the stage, we approached him and conducted the following
interview with him:
■ Ebrahim Hossny
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We are happy to have you here. DR. Tao: There is a full partnership electrical products.
You look young, can we know your between Chint and Egemac. Does the Egyptian market absorb
age? When did this partnership begin? this volume of investment? Or
DR. Tao: 35 years. DR. Tao: Two years ago. you are taking Egypt as a hub for
Can we say that the partnership During this period (the two years), expansion and export in Africa?
between Chint and Egemac is do the indicators show that your DR. Tao: Our products are not only
growing and making success? company will grow, continue and for the Egyptian market, but also
DR. Tao: Yes indeed, our revenues expand in Egypt? Or the indicators for the African and the Middle East
on the Chinese side have increased are not promising? markets. We do not have projects in
this year. In the beginning of today’s DR. Tao: We are expanding our Egypt only, but we export as well.
celebration, the vice president business not only in the low-voltage Does Chint export or establish
of Chint, Ms Li, talked about the field, but we have also started to factories in Africa?
Chinese side in this regard. invest in all fields of electricity, such DR. Tao: We will establish factories
What does Egemac represent as medium-voltage, transformers, in Africa, but Chint-Egemac’s
specifically for Chint? generators, switchgears, and all strategy is based on export.
In your partnership, what was
missing in Egemac and Chint
managed to provide it? In other
words, did Egemac have the
infrastructure and Chint provided
the technology?
DR. Tao: Egemac brings low-
voltage projects and Chint
implements them.
How do you proceed with this in
Egypt? Will you prepare qualified
cadres to deal with the technology
used in this process?
DR. Tao: In the near future we will
bring our own machines and will
start doing this here in Egypt.
Are there any obstacles to your
business or investment in Egypt?
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Do you want to send a message
to the decision-makers (ministers
of industry, trade, investment, and
the Prime Minister) to increase your
investments in the Egyptian market?
DR. Tao: We have great confidence
in Chint, as we can develop
our business and increase our
investments in Egypt in the near
future. Now we are focusing on
low-voltage products, but will soon
provide all electrical products,
such as panels, transformers and
generators.
Does your business focus on
traditional power energy only,
or you also invest in clean and
renewable energy?
DR. Tao: In China, we call this type
of energy “recycling”. The first step
for Chint is to provide products,
then the next step is to focus on
renewable energy. We are now in
the process of providing products.
We gave Dr. Tao a copy of the
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POWER MAGAZINE and asked him to consultancy firms, contracting
for his opinion about it. companies, banks, factories and oil
DR. Tao: It’s nice in terms of form, companies. We are also present in
but it is an Arabic version. I want to international events through major
know the extent of its distribution. energy exhibitions and specialized
The magazine’s marketing official exhibitions around the world, such
Karim Nehad answered: “The as Dubai, Electrics, and InterAfrica
magazine is distributed directly exhibitions.”
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“CHINT” has a large presence in
East Asia and Africa, also had
a significant presence in the
28th edition of the International
“Electricx exhibition”.
Therefore, “Power magazine” has
been keen to meet the executive
director of “CHINT” Jeff Kay, and
have the following dialogue:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHINESE COMPANY
“CHINT” TO “POWER MAGAZINE”:
EGYPT IS THE COUNTRY WHERE
WE CAN BUILD A FACTORY AND
EXPORT TO THE WORLD
* Why did you participate in * Is this the first participation of - At the beginning we can
Electricx? What is the current “CHINT” in “Electricx exhibition”? make a very good evaluation of
activity of the company in Egypt? Of course not .. Not the first time the Egyptian market and try as
- Our participation in the we at the exhibition “Electricx” much as possible to identify the
exhibition isn’t only for sales but to we have been participating shortcomings and needs in it, and
provide support and development periodically and a long time and work partnerships with Egyptian
and provide higher technology I do not remember when exactly companies such as partnership
and try to provide an addition we participated for the first time, with the company “EGEMAC
to the Egyptian market because but I think that since 2012 and we Egypt”, and is expected to be a
this market is promising and will are committed to participating. greater presence in the Egyptian
witness a development during the the new market during the coming period
coming period is large in the field * What is the new that the And the “Automation System” and
of electricity and energy. company is offering in Egypt? “Solar System” studies more in the
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“JEFF KAY”
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF
Egyptian market, regardless of our which we can establish a factory
strong presence in the field of “Low and export to the whole world “CHINT” REVEALS
Volt” but in the coming period we and because of the development THE EGYPTIAN
will enter the “Medium” and the we can also invest In Egypt we are PARTNERSHIP AND
Hague Volt “and” Green Energy “ reassured. CONFIRMS: EGYPT
we support it very much. We have On the road
156 megawatts in the Benaban * Do you think Egypt is on the IS A WORLD STATE
solar power project in Aswan. We right track in the energy field? SOON
are already in Egypt and we always - Egypt is already on the right
develop our presence. track, but it is natural that every
Why Egypt? country has some shortcomings
* Why a Chinese company that can correct them, but not now in infrastructure and this
chooses to invest in Egypt? once. Indeed, Egypt is trying to does not help to develop rapidly.
- We in general, as a global implement these reforms until We hope that Egypt will start the
company, have more than 140 it reaches the desired goal. We process of transformation from
offices worldwide in Africa, Asia expect that Egypt will soon reach infrastructure and state-building
and Europe, but we believe that the world stage. to industrialization and industry
Egypt in particular and its stability * What is required from Egypt to so that it can become a leading
and support and that the coming be a leading country like China? country such as China or any
period will witness stronger We believe that all projects are industrialized country.
investments and more, which is
the country that is currently on the
path of economic growth. And we
have seen the support provided
by the Egyptian government,
so Egypt was chosen to be the
pivotal country from which we
can distribute products to Africa
and Asia, and this is because of the
stability and support provided by
Egypt in the field of clean energy.
* What do you think of the
projects being carried out by
Egypt now?
- These projects are wonderful
and are the main reason for our
move from China and coming
to Egypt and also because of the
Egyptian support and the increase
of the major projects that we have
started to focus on and it was
stressed that Egypt is the state in
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MIDDLE EAST
ELECTRICITY 2019
WILL SHINE LIGHT ON LATEST TRENDS AND
GROWING OPPORTUNTIES TO MEET SOARING
DEMAND FOR POWER
Investment in transmission and distribution set to top USD108 billion by 2022
Middle East Electricity, the region’s leading international trade event for the power industry, is
readying for the biggest industry gathering in the event’s history as the most recognised names
in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) power sector, energised start-ups and trailblazing
national delegations, demonstrate the latest trends and technological breakthroughs to meet
fast-growing demand for electricity, diversification and conservation.
■ Karim Atef
The annual mega event, which combines five industry players, large and small, new starters and
dedicated shows within a single exhibition, will run established leaders, utilising the unique platform
at Dubai World Trade Centre from March 5-7, 2019 of Middle East Electricity 2019 to engage visitors in
against a backdrop of increasing regional power game-changing, across-the-board opportunities
demand, keen investor appetite and shifting industry throughout the show’s five focused sectors: power
dynamics which see renewables rising up the agendas generation; transmission and distribution; lighting;
of governments across the region and beyond. solar and energy storage and management.
The unprecedented demand for power will see “Massively upscaled demand, supply diversification
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opportunities for industry players and boosted the taking centre stage,” explained Konieczna.
potential of the region’s power industry,” explained Middle East Electricity has evolved into more than
Claudia Konieczna, Exhibition Director – Informa just an exhibition and the 2019 edition will serve as
Industrial Group. “Analyst expectations for the region an industry-shaping learning platform with Informa
put the exhibition in the top global league of power mounting a comprehensive knowledge programme
investment, which explains why international interest to coincide with the show.
in the show keeps rising annually.” The knowledge programme presents a diverse range
The Arab Petroleum Investment Corporation of professional education and training opportunities
(APICORP) estimates that between now and 2022, with attendees learning about the latest technologies
MENA power capacity will expand by an average of at exhibitor-led technical seminars and advancing
6.4 per cent per year, corresponding to additional professionally with CPD accredited workshops. The
capacity of 117 gigawatts (GW) and sector investment event’s main knowledge engine though is the much-
of USD260 billion. Of the investment total, USD152 anticipated Power Generation Conference, which will
billion is expected to be allocated for generation run alongside the show on March 6 and 7 and will put
with USD108 billion going into transmission and operations and maintenance at large-scale utilities
distribution (T&D). under the spotlight.
The region’s major focus on renewables and advanced Speakers will align in sharing thoughts and
technology solutions, including smart grids, for which experiences on improving power plant efficiencies
the Northeast Group forecasts MENA investment will and streamlining transmission and distribution. Issues
reach USD17.6 billion by 2027, has opened the sector to be explored include: digital retrofits; Middle East
to huge end-to-end transformation. Informa believes diesel generator market trends; refining power plant
the seismic shift will be evident among the more than performance with air-cooled condensers and cloud-
1,600 exhibitors from 131 countries due to take to the bases analytics; reliability-centered maintenance
2019 exhibition floor. and investments that can alter the levelised cost of
“All aspects of the industry will be represented, and electricity for power generation.
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“It’s a competition where tomorrow’s regional industry
44 leaders demonstrate the capabilities needed to drive
the industry forward.”
Middle East Electricity is held under the patronage
of HH Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler and is hosted by the
UAE Ministry of Energy. Open only to trade industry
professionals, Middle East Electricity 2019 is open
from 10am-6pm from March 5-7.
ENDS
The speaker platform includes some of the industry’s About Middle East Electricity:
key MENA players and influencers who will line- Spanning more than five decades, Middle
up alongside international experts to drill down East Electricity (MEE), organised by Informa
into how the industry can improve profitability Exhibitions, is the region’s leading trade event
through advanced technology migration and new for the power industry featuring dedicated
methodology implementation. Conference speakers productfor Power Generation, Transmission
hail from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the UK, France, & Distribution, Lighting, Solar, Energy Storage &
Germany, Egypt. Lebanon, Belgium, Ghana and the Management Solutions.
Czech Republic. Middle East Electricity 2019, the 44th edition of
“There will be case studies from Egypt, Lebanon the trade-only event, is held under the patronage of
and Ghana and the unveiling of new research HH Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
on preventative maintenance for international Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and is hosted by
combustion engines using AI and big data,” added the UAE Ministry of Energy.
Konieczna. “The conference outcome will be a vast Notes to Editors:
knowledge bank of breakthroughs which will change For more information on Middle East Electricity,
the face of the industry. please contact:
The event will also serve as a prime talent-spotting Mohammad Akkawi
showcase for the industry via its Future Generation Josse Dulka
competition, which is now in its sixth edition. The
competition highlights the potential of engineering Account Manager, MCS Action
students studying across the region, offering a Group Comms Manager, Global Exhibitions
platform to present their projects to visiting Middle Email: [email protected]
East Electricity professionals and decision-makers. Email: [email protected]
“This is where stand-out talent is scouted and Tel: +971 4 390 2960
earmarked for potential recruitment,” said Konieczna Tel: +971 4 407 2753
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ARAB MONETARY FUND:
UAE DIVERSIFIES SOURCES OF
ELECTRICITY GENERATION TO MEET
INCREASING DEMAND
■ Agencies The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority
(ADWEA) agreed in 2017 with a private investor to
The demand for electricity in the UAE will rise at an set up a photovoltaic solar plant in the Sweihan area
annual rate of 4.3% until 2025, a report released by with a capacity of 1177MW. The plant is scheduled
the Arab Monetary Fund in early 2019 has revealed. to enter service this year. The price at which ADWEA
The report hailed the efforts exerted by UAE rulers will purchase electricity from the investor will be
and officials to diversify energy sources. one of the cheapest in the world.
It said the maximum power generation in the UAE Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is
hit 24.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2017, while 99% of the planning to set up several solar power plants at
demand was met from generation units powered the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park.
by natural gas. Some of these plants have become operational
In terms of new and renewable energy in the while others are being implemented.
UAE, the report predicted that the total capacity The price of electricity generated from this kind
of generation from solar power plants will reach of energy sources has declined significantly in
about 6,500MW by 2030, distributed as follows: the (current) third phase compared to the second
1500MW from solar power plants in Abu Dhabi phase. The price at which DEWA will buy electricity
5000MW from solar power plants in Dubai during the fourth phase, which will be completed
The capacity of these plants will reach in 2020, is of the cheapest prices of electricity
approximately 14% of the country’s total generation generated from concentrated solar power plants.
capacity by 2030.
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100 US CITIES COMMIT TO
100% CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY
■ Media outlets
In 2018, 100 US cities have recorded
full dependence on renewable and
clean energy, US energy-focused
media outlets revealed.
Two states, California and New
Jersey, joined Hawaii in committing
to 100 percent clean and renewable
energy. The three states include
more than 100 cities.
US policymakers and corporate
leaders ignored the academic
debate over 100% renewables, and
went ahead with policies anyway,
sources said.
In New Jersey, Governor Phil
Murphy signed an executive order
calling for 100 percent clean energy
by 2050. It specifically cited the
development of offshore wind, Ricardo Rosselló proposed a target just economy.
community solar and energy of 100 percent renewables by As the Washington Post recently
storage. 2050. The territory’s legislature is reported, the phrase itself has been
Two of the country’s jurisdictions considering a similar goal. used many times in recent history.
where statehood is hotly debated, In a related context, supporters But it has gained momentum in its
Puerto Rico and Washington, of the Green New Deal call for a latest form due to protests from
D.C., also recently made moves select committee to develop a groups like the Sunrise Movement
toward 100 percent renewables. In mobilization plan to tackle climate and through endorsements by
November, Puerto Rico Governor change and aid the transition to a progressive lawmakers.
ABU DHABI TO HOST 24TH WORLD ENERGY
CONGRESS IN SEPTEMBER
■ Ali Tamman Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the 24th
World Energy Congress, signed a memorandum of
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin understanding with Andre Kolman, CEO of the German
Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Energy Agency, in the presence of Suhail Al Mazroui, UAE
Abu Dhabi will host the 24th World Energy Congress on Minister of Energy and Industry.
8-12 September 2019. This year’s conference is entitled “Energy for Prosperity”.
The UAE National Committee for the World Energy Mazroui said the UAE is keen to strengthen its ties with
Council has been able to win the hosting of the all strategic partners to in a way that serves its aspirations
conference, which brings together a number of heads and future plans.
of state and energy ministers from around the world, The organization of the conference reflects the UAE’s
as well as world energy leaders and experts, to discuss global standing in the fields of energy, innovation,
global energy issues, with the participation of about 500 efficiency, sustainable investment and green economy.
speakers and 500 TV stations to cover the event. The conference is a strategic event aiming to help
In this regard, Fatima Al Foora Al Shamsi, Assistant overcome the challenges facing the future of the energy
Undersecretary for Electricity and Future Energy and sector in the region.
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AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION (AFC),
THE FINANCE INSTITUTION THAT
AFRICAN NATIONS SHOULD KNOW
■ Basel Atef
The World Bank estimates that the
expected deficit in the spending
required for new investment in
Africa’s infrastructure, as well as the
operation and maintenance of the
existing infrastructure, will amount
to $100 billion each year over the
coming decade.
But AFC officials stress that they
will bridge the infrastructure
investment gap and its negative
impact on growth and social
development in African economies.
The beginnings
AFC is a pan-African multilateral
development finance institution
which is also leading in enterprise accelerated.
development. The business model
When AFC was established in 2007, AFC offers a unique value
Africa witnessed an unprecedented proposition as an Africa-focused
growth. Between 2000 and 2010, multilateral financial institution
Africa’s GDP growth rate averaged covering three complementary
5.4%, or $78 billion, higher than the service areas: project development,
global rate at the time. financial advisory and principal
After nearly 10 years of work, investing.
the situation has changed. Africa’s AFC will continue to lead the In addition to these core services,
overall growth fell to 1.6% and mission over the next decade. AFC has significant experience
the continent is experiencing a The mission in project management and will
fluctuation in government revenues, The AFC’s core mission is to ensure that the objectives of all
which in turn affects the spending. address Africa’s infrastructure parties involved are met through
AFC officials say Africa economies development needs while seeking a careful monitoring of the project
are still vulnerable to further global competitive return on capital for its from beginning to end.
economic pressures, and there is shareholders. We therefore fill key market gaps
still a heavy dependence on basic Currently, the lack of access by participating across the entire
commodity export markets, which to reliable power, poor project cycle and capital structure,
means that some countries have transport networks and weak ensuring that projects are well
been particularly affected in recent telecommunications infrastructure structured and transactions reach
years. is limiting economic growth and financial close.
However, there is still hope. Africa restraining sector development The strategy
will flourish in terms of its economic across the continent, preventing Through its hybrid structure
potential, growth and development millions of Africans from fulfilling of a multilateral institution
in the long run. The continent’s their true potential. with substantial private sector
infrastructure needs to be radically By providing project development participation, AFC acts as both a
improved in terms of quantity and expertise and risk capital, AFC is leading financier and adviser to
quality. helping to bridge Africa’s critical its clients. It offers project, trade
Despite the difficult global infrastructure gap and ensuring finance and structured debt,
economic challenges, Africa’s that the positive economic growth property rights, and buy-out
infrastructure investment landscape momentum the region is currently capital as well as fixed income
is full of promising opportunities. experiencing is maintained and products.
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SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED:
ADNOC TO BOOST OIL OUTPUT
CAPACITY TO 5 MILLION BPD BY 2030
■ Agencies to support ADNOC’s five-year
growth plan, Abu Dhabi Crown
UAE’s energy giant Abu Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin
Dhabi National Oil Company Zayed, who headed the SPC’s
(ADNOC) plans to increase its oil meeting, said on his Twitter
production capacity to 5 million account.
barrels per day by 2030. He added that the SPC had
The Supreme Petroleum also adopted a comprehensive
Council (SPC) approved AED 486 strategy to achieve gas self-
billion ($132.33 billion) in capex sufficiency.
NEW SOLAR-POWERED CARS TO HIT THE
ROAD IN 2019
■ Agencies significant fuel consumption and make the car fully powered by solar
reducing emissions from the vehicle. energy without the need for any
Hyundai and Kia automakers have The third system will introduce other fuel.
announced plans to offer solar- lightweight solar panels that can It is expected that the prototypes
powered cars in 2019. be used for the hood or trunk lid of these cars will be put on the
The South Korean firms said they of a car. It will be dedicated to
will install solar panels on the roofs environmentally friendly cars and will world markets by the end of 2019.
or hoods of their cars, according to
Motor Authority website.
They said the cars will be “hybrid”,
meaning they will work with fuel or
power, in addition to solar energy.
This means that solar panels will
reduce dependence on fuel and
power.
The solar panels will generate
power to charge the vehicle batteries
for longer periods and to ensure that
they work at night.
The two firms are currently
developing three systems of
charging. The first is a conventional
silicon-based solar roof that will
be fitted to hybrids and said to be
capable of charging the battery
between 30% and 60% of capacity
within a day, depending on the level
of sunlight.
The second system, which is based
on semi-transparent solar panels, will
support fuel-powered cars, giving the
driver a panoramic view, maintaining
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