Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli hailed existing cooperation with the Saudi ACWA Power in water desalination domains.
The premier welcomed the Saudi company’s interest in injecting investments in water desalination, especially as Egypt has an ambitious plan for increasing the amount of desalinated water to reach 6 million cubic meters per day in the next few years.
Madbouli’s comments came during his meeting on Tuesday 21/6/2022 with ACWA Power Chairman Mohammad Abunayyan, in the presence of the company’s regional director Hassan Amin and Egyptian Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker.
Madbouli directed the electricity minister to consider ACWA Power’s proposal for producing green hydrogen in Egypt, asserting that the country is qualified to become an export hub for this source of renewable energy.
On his part, ACWA Power head said the company seeks to invest in water desalination and green hydrogen, citing the contract inked today with the Egyptian Electricity Ministry to establish a USD 1.5 billion wind power plant.
Source: State Information Service Egypt