Egypt targets 42% clean electricity by 2030 through major renewable energy expansion

Egypt announced a national target to generate 42 per cent of its electricity from clean and renewable sources by 2030. The goal reflects the country’s continued efforts to diversify its energy mix through large-scale investments in solar, wind and green hydrogen projects, alongside improvements in energy efficiency and modernisation of transmission and distribution networks. This is reported by Sada El-Balad, a partner of TV BRICS.

Speaking at the high-level roundtable “Energy Transition”, held under the chairmanship of Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during the COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belem, Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Manal Awad said Egypt views the energy transition as both a development necessity and a strategic imperative. The event gathered heads of state, ministers, and officials from over a dozen countries, including the UAE and Kazakhstan.

Manal Awad stressed that the global energy landscape is undergoing an unprecedented transformation aimed at achieving sustainable development, ensuring energy security, and fulfilling commitments under the Paris Agreement. “For Egypt, the energy transition is not a matter of choice but a development necessity aligned with our national priorities and economic and social circumstances,” she said.

Highlighting the issues ahead, she noted that Egypt would require an estimated US$250 billion by 2050 to achieve a full shift towards clean energy. Manal Awad also pointed out that Africa contributes less than 4 per cent of global emissions.

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