Major General Eng. Atef Moftah represented the Grand Egyptian Museum, Eng. Mohamed Abdel Karim represented the Industry Update Center, Dr. Ahmed Mahaina represented the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority at the Ministry of Electricity, and Eng. Mohamed Abdel Karim represented the Industry Update Center in a cooperation agreement to implement a solar power plant inside the museum buildings.
This fit within the parameters of the sustainable development strategy’s objectives and Egypt 2030’s vision, which include preserving the ecological balance, promoting the transition to a green economy, disseminating eco-friendly behaviours, and utilising renewable energy sources to achieve sustainable development, particularly the generation of electricity from solar energy.
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In line with the museum’s environmental friendliness, he also reviewed all the efforts made to achieve sustainability goals and the significance of using renewable and clean energy sources, particularly in light of the museum’s receipt of the Green Building Award and the Golden Certificate of Green Construction at the Arab Water Forum.
For his part, Engineer Mohamed Abdel Karim, Executive Director of the Industry Update Center, claimed that the small solar cell systems connected to the network “Egypt-PV,” which is implemented by the Industry Update Center, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program, in addition to the inclusion of a grant provided by the Japanese government, and in cooperation with The Ministry of Electricity, where he claimed that the Memorandum of Understanding included disclaimers, were connected to the network.
The installation of the necessary measurements system to measure the indicators of solar system performance, and electricity exchange rates, from the solar cell system to the electrical network and vice versa, in accordance with the qualified distribution company, according to Ahmed Mahaina, Head of the Strategic Planning Sector at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy; To measure the percentage of savings, and to prepare reports on performance rates, within the frame
Oka Hiroshi, the Japanese ambassador to Cairo, Lisandro Frakacini, the resident representative of the United Nations Development Program, a group of leaders and officials from the Grand Egyptian Museum, and representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities were all present at the celebration.
a contract to erect a solar power facility at the Grand Egyptian Museum
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