Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat has explored potential cooperation with George Brik, co-founder and CEO of Belgian water technology company Hydrovolta, and an accompanying delegation on seawater desalination and electrochemical treatment systems for saline groundwater, according to a ministry statement.

Egypt's Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid Saleh discussed the implementation plan for the Shubramant waste treatment and recycling project with executives from the UK-based waste management and clean energy company Polar Hydro during his official visit to London.

The Egyptian government has finalized studies to launch two hydroelectric power generation projects through pumping and storage systems with combined capacities of up to 2,000 megawatts (MWs).

The Ministry of Electricity is planning to implement hydropower projects with investments of $4 billion, in cooperation with the private sector.

The Hydro Plants Production Company (HPPC), a subsidiary of Egypt Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has selected Siemens Energy to rehabilitate three hydropower plants at the Aswan Hydropower Complex.