In Egypt, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid held talks with representatives of Italian companies Proger and Draxil on the latest developments in an investment project to produce second-generation bioethanol using bagasse generated from sugarcane processing, with targeted investments of around $278 million. The meeting reviewed the latest technical and implementation developments of […]
In Egypt, the country launched first national feasibility study for the production and use of sustainable aviation fuel in accordance with ICAO standards represents a strategic step toward building a promising national industry that contributes to diversifying energy sources in the aviation sector, enhancing the competitiveness of the national economy, and supporting the state’s efforts […]
In Egypt, Axens has teamed with Green Sky Capital for the development of a 200,000 tons per annum sustainable aviation fuel production facility in Egypt, set to become the first SAF production plant in Egypt and across Africa. The project will produce SAF from lipid-based feedstocks using Axens’ leading Vegan® HEFA technology and is being […]
In Egypt, Zawya news agency reports QNB Egypt has joined as a lender to finance a major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Egypt, led by Green Sky Capital. The plant is expected to produce up to 200,000 tons of biofuel annually and cut carbon emissions by about 500,000 tons per year, with operations set […]
In Egypt, Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli asserted the Egyptian government’s commitment to supporting the Green Hydrogen Production Project, which is being implemented by Norway’s Scatec in partnership with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt, Orascom Construction and Fertiglobe in the Ain Sokhna Industrial Zone. Egypt Green Hydrogen began partial production in 2023, when it successfully produced […]
In Egypt, the Egypt Independent newspaper reports that the Cabinet has rejected claims that the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone has conceded land in Sokhna to the Qatari company, Al-Mana Group, without financial or investment returns for the state in exchange for building the proposed $200 million sustainable aviation fuel project there. […]
In Egypt, Shell has signed a long-term agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Green Sky Capital. This agreement has contributed to providing commercial certainty for investors to move forward with plans to build Egypt’s first commercial-scale SAF plant. Expected to commence operations by end-2027, when built, this facility could produce up to 145,000 […]
In Egypt, the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals witnessed the signing of a long-term joint financing contract in the value of $135 million for the Egyptian Bioethanol Company’s project belonging to the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), scheduled to be implemented in Damietta Governorate, with a banking alliance that includes the banks of Al Ahli […]
In Egypt, the Egypt Independent newspaper reports the Prime Minister inaugurated the $4 million “Kemet for Integrated Industries” ethanol plant in Sokhna Industrial Zone of the Suez Canal Economic Zone last Sunday. The facility will use sugarcane and beet molasses feedstock to produce 2 million liters of ethanol per year. The ethanol, which will be […]
In Egypt, Eni and the Bioenergy Association for Sustainable Development, affiliated with the Ministry of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt, signed in Cairo today a cooperation agreement to prepare a comprehensive feasibility study for establishing biogas production units based on the treatment of animal and agricultural waste. The joint study will assess the feasibility of building a biodigestion plant capable […]
