After June 30 .. Sisi electricity and renewable energy sector led to safetyPresident Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, led by electricity and renewable energy sector to safety in the difficult challenge faced since the revolution of June 30 and after assuming the presidency, where he managed to turn the deficit in electricity capabilities, which amounted to 5 thousand megawatts before taking office to a surplus reached 8 thousand megawatts after two years , as another revolution in the field of streamlining and improving the efficiency of energy consumption led by the idea of ​​using the lED bulbs severe savings for electricity, which has been more than 12 million of which the distribution.
The president also fought himself to negotiate with the company "Siemens" to create three of the largest power plants in the world in Beni Suef, Borollos new administrative capital, at a cost of 6 billion euros for completion in May 2018, as was agreed with the General Electric Company on completion of the emergency power plan, to add 3632 megawatts at a cost of $ 2.7 billion during 2015, with the aim of reducing the cost and reduce the timeframe for the operation in favor of Egypt.
And it became the Ministry of Electricity is ready for the summer season 2016 the capacity of 35,725 megawatts, compared to 29 thousand and 400 megawatts in the past summer, while it was about 24 to 25 thousand Mega in 2014, there to become an actual surplus needs.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed that nuclear energy for Egypt is a strategic choice, and things came to a close almost to sign the construction and operation on a project for the Egyptian nuclear plant first Balillah with the Russian side decades, after a year or more of the discussions, was all the technical details in the contracts put to avoid any problems in the future, with the completion of important steps for the establishment of the station, which consists of four nuclear units with a total capacity of 4800 MW.
Decision on 9 May, not to allow the installation of the old mechanical meters, where the only prepaid counters will be installed in both commercial premises or residential, consumer and the electricity sector at the same time to serve, has already installed more than two million counter Cody, to contribute to the rationalization was also issued Electricity consumption.The State also has developed a strategy for the electricity sector until 2035, and the sector to prepare a study of the mixture optimized technically and economically for energy production until the year 2035, this study included a number of scenarios based on different assumptions, in order to choose the optimal scenario is technically and economically, taking into account the development of the goal of renewable energies to 20 per cent of the total energy in 2022.
In parallel - and through a international firm - was the work of a study of the energy sector in Egypt (oil + electricity) was the work of a comparison between the results of the study prepared by the specialists electricity sector, which has knowledge of a global consultant and the results it was very close, was completed a review of the different scenarios to study with the European Advisory pending the results of the study show the Supreme energy Council to choose the optimal variant of technically and economically.
It was issued tariff electricity feeding renewable energies (sun + winds), and released the Prime Minister's decision in 2014 regarding tariff electrical feeder, which allows investors to create, own and operate plants for the production and sale of electricity produced by solar and wind power to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company or electricity distribution companies according to the case.
President of the Republic also issued a decision in 2014 Law on stimulating investment in renewable energies, which aims to stimulate the private sector to invest in electricity production from new and renewable sources of energy, and the President of the Republic, a decision 2014 law also to amend the law establishing the Development Authority and the use of new and renewable energy to allow them to do the implementation of production projects and the use of new and renewable, operation and maintenance of these projects and the sale of renewable energy from these projects is energy, and may in order to achieve its objectives the establishment of joint-stock companies on its own or with other partners.
Also issued decisions on the allocation of land energy body new, east and west of the Nile and the Gulf of Suez and Aswan Governorate, to be used for the establishment of power plants from wind and solar energy through the body or the private system sector right to use for this land, and the government is committed to providing the necessary and provide concessions funding from the Ministry of Government guarantees Finance.In the area of ​​raising the efficiency of electricity production plants, have been working on several fronts to improve the efficiency of electricity production plants, where the implementation of maintenance programs and overhauling units produce electricity, was the work of the maintenance program of the units in the network in preparation for the summer of 2015 to total capacities (27,303) MW, 100 per cent, It was the completion of the entire maintenance in 06/26/2015, was also the work of maintenance of the units in the network program in preparation for the summer of 2016 for total capacities (35,725) MW, 100 per cent, it was the completion of the entire maintenance in 04/30/2016.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy in coordination with the Ministry of Petroleum to raise fuel needs, where they are holding regular meetings between officials of the electricity sector of the petroleum sector to determine the quantities required to run a leg of the different fuel types and the position of managed .. was converted gas units operating system Statistics for work combined cycle session, in 2015, was hired beam system to implement converter gas units station the youth - a project which amounts to (1000 MW) - for the work of the combined cycle and adding (500 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, by outlining the Investments are estimated at ($ 580 million) and Gary implementation of the project.
In 2015 also it was hired beam system to implement a project to convert gas units west of Damietta plant, which amounts to (500 MW), to work combined cycle and adding (250 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, with a total investment estimated at about (315 million dollars) and Gary implementation of the project.As it has been contracted to implement the project to divert gas units plant expansion October 6, which amounts to (600 MW) to work combined cycle and adding (340 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, by outlining the investments are estimated at (7.219 million euros) and being implemented The project.
It was contracted with General Electric Company, to implement a project to convert gas units west of Assiut gas station, which amounts to (1000 MW) to work combined cycle and adding (500 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, with a total investment estimated at around (3.433 million dollars) and Gary implementation of the project.
In December 2015 have been contracted with the Federation of Orascom and General Electric to implement a project to convert gas units station expand West Damietta gas, amounting to (500 MW) to work combined cycle and adding (250 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, with a total investment estimated at (7.216 million dollars) and Gary implementation of the project.It was a tender to convert stations Ataka and Mahmudiya total capacities (976 MW) to work combined cycle and adding (485 MW) of the ability of the plant without the use of additional fuel, and the expected opening of the envelopes in the month of August.
And it worked the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy to complete the implementation of projects of electricity production plants (Banha North Giza Ain Sokhna October 6), was from June 2014 to complete these projects as follows:
Project Giza North Station, was completed implementation of the project north of Giza Station with total capacities (2250) megawatts, where they were trading for the last unit operating the project in February.
Project Banha station, operating the station combined cycle with a total capacity of 750 MW, has already commercial operation of two units Turbine with a total capacity of 500 megawatts, was the completion of the last unit, a steam unit capacity of 250 megawatts and operation in December 2014.Ain Sokhna plant project, this station is considered the first station in the Middle East to be implemented supercritical pressure technology, high-efficiency, and with a capacity of 1,300 megawatts, was completed and Hdtaha run commercially in March and April 2015.
Project October 6 station, comprising the station (4) units of gas capacity of each 150 megawatts and a total capacity of 600 MW, has already commercial operation of the first unit capacity of 150 megawatts, were commercial operation to complete the remaining three units with total capacities (450 ) megawatts in April, May and June 2015.
As has been the implementation of the urgent plan to add plants projects (3632) megawatts by the summer of 2015, it has been contracted to add capabilities by 3632 MW in two phases.The first phase (2672) megawatts, and in December 2014, a contract was signed between the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces (on behalf of the Electricity Holding Company, Egypt), and all of the Union of General Electric Company and Orascom hand over the key to the supply, installation and operation of a number system (12) units of gas a capacity (125 ) megawatts and a total value of 1120 million dollars, has been completed from the operation of all units successively beginning from may 2015 until August 2015.It was contracted with General Electric Company for the supply, installation and operation (14) and unit capacity of 48 megawatts each, with a total value of 498 million dollars, and left over one unit capacity of 48 MW, and entered service in September 2015.
It was contracted with General Electric Company for the supply, installation, operation's (20) mobile unit capacity of 25 megawatts per unit, and total cost of 400 million dollars, has been completely finished operated during the period from 31/5 until 22/06/2015.
Phase II (960) megawatts, and in December 2014, a contract was signed between the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces (on behalf of the company's Egyptian Electricity Holding), Inc. Swedish supply, installation and commissioning for (6) units of gas capacity of each 160 megawatts, and the total value ( 706.3) million dollars, has been completely run all units respectively during the period from 05.29.2015 until 01.08.2015.The projects under implementation are, steam Suez plant project with total capacities of 650 MW, was completed implementation in the month of June, and the current implementation of the new administrative capital plant with total capacities of the project (4800) megawatts, the project Beni Suef plant with total capacities (4800) megawatts, the project Borollos station with total capacities (4800) megawatts, was hired on (10) the ability of units 2.5 megawatts total investment of 8.223 million pounds, and expected completion of the entry into service in June 2016.
On the other hand, a unified law for electricity issued by decision of the President of the Republic Act No. 87 of 2015, and issued executive regulations Decree No. 230 of 2016 on 28.04.2016, in the pursuit of complete and develop the legislative framework for the electricity sector, and in line with the current situation and requirements entry of the private sector along with the state-owned power companies, where a draft Electricity Law, which mainly aims at compiling legislation and laws relating to the annex of electricity in one law, and encourage investment in the field of electricity production from renewable energies as well as in the field of improving energy efficiency, and the development of the rules set up that lead to higher performance efficiency and the level of service provided by the private and public power companies in the context of competition, in order to raise the performance and quality of service system, and to achieve complete separation of the production activities, transmission and distribution of electricity, attracting investment in the production, transmission and distribution of electricity and climate create.
The study was undertaken to strengthen the electrical grid. In the framework of the memorandum of understanding that was signed with Siemens German company during the Sharm el-Sheikh Economic Conference, it was agreed with the company doing the work of a comprehensive plan to strengthen and develop the electrical grid until 2030, it has already been the introduction of an integrated work by the team Siemens, is currently collecting electrophysiological data network and introduced advanced software through the computer to determine the future needs of the required standardized electrical grid for Tdeimat, whether Altdeimat linking the various efforts lines, or expansions in the transformer stations, or add new stations to the network.
The electricity sector has succeeded in getting two billion Egyptian pounds from the state to strengthen the electrical grid, within the approved tariff on electricity feeding renewable energy package.
In light prepare for the summer of 2016, and in light loads the summer of 2015 - and that was during the month of August, about 29,500 megawatts - has been studying the unified electricity grid needs through the year 2016, taking into account the processing places choking electrical network on the various efforts, which appeared during the summer of 2015, and to improve the level of efforts of various network and in particular the southern region at the level of Upper Egypt governorates of the places, projected for 2016, estimated at about 31,700 megawatts and loads, and the total is expected unloading capacity, estimated at about 32,606 megawatts, terminals contracted with Siemens, which amounts to 14,400 MW.
It was clear from the study that the unified electricity network at the level of the various efforts (500-220-66) KV dire need of consolidation, whether it's by adding a new transformer stations, or expand the list of stations, or building new transmission lines, or raise capacity transfer List lines.
In the framework of strengthening and development of the electrical grid, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company finalized the contract on a number of projects with a total investment estimated at around (16 billion pounds).
The Ministry of Electricity to activating the agreements that have been signed during the Sharm el-Sheikh Economic Conference, which was signed on (24) framework agreement and memoranda of understanding for the establishment of electricity production plants from different sources (conventional energy coal renewable energies), including the power plant technology project clean coal region of the eyes of Moses in three phases with a total 3960 capabilities megawatts, have been great strides in this project so far and are currently being negotiated to determine the tariff, as will be the completion of the necessary financing for the project in October 2016, in addition to the establishment of plant with a capacity of 2100 MW is working pumping and storage system Jebel Ataka has been raising its capacity to 2400 MW, in addition to a number of concerned to strengthen the electrical grid and raise the efficiency of energy use through the use of smart metering system agreements.
Upon completion of the economic conference and to date, many of the actions taken to activate the agreements and memoranda of understanding have been signed, including, for example, the completion of the completion of the contract with the German company Siemens and start implementing (3) stations combined cycle, the efficiency of up to 60 per cent, with a total capacity of (14400) megawatts and a total investment of 6 billion euros,The completion of the completion of the contract with the German company Siemens to implement the supply, installation and testing of turbines to produce electricity from the wind with a total capacity of (2000) megawatts and a total investment of 2 billion euros, the completion of the land, which will be held by the coal projects stations (Safaga Ras Gharib Hamrawein) allocation procedures .
During Hu's visit to Egypt in January 2016, a contract was signed unconditional establishment of plants for the production of electricity using coal and system (EPC + F) the location of the land Hamrawein for the implementation of a plant for the production of electricity using coal power (8.660 MW) in two stages, and the establishment of plant for the production of electricity using coal the ability of (6.660 MW) in two phases.
It has been coordinated with all concerned parties and presentation to the Cabinet to amend some legislation that hinder the participation of foreign investors in some locations, such as project of a plant for the production of electricity from coal-positioned electricity eyes of Moses being negotiated station.
With regard to the face of thefts electric current, and in coordination with the electricity police, has been intensified inspection campaigns on various sites (Residential Commercial Industrial ... etc.) and the results of these campaigns during the period from July 2015 until April 2016 that the value of the proceeds of the robberies, the current increased total (8.1067 ) one million pound.
With regard to the revitalization of the collection of electricity bill, has been taking several measures that have contributed significantly to raising achievement ratios such as, for example, the installation of pre-paid for all new subscribers counters, where it was installed about 40.2 million counter unprecedented payment distribution companies during the period from 1/10 / 2014 until 12/06/2016.
Was allowed subscribers to make payments through a number of systems such as an immediate system as well as the payment through the Internet using credit cards, and traffic on the registered places under "closed" distribution companies, make sure they are still closed or issue a monthly bill in the event not to be true, and the work committees for the collection of arrears of electricity with the help of police campaigns.This has led to high rates of collection rates, which reached 85 per cent in March 2016, instead of 52 per cent in June 2014.
In the area of ​​improving the efficiency of electricity use, with regard to project the distribution of 13 million bulb (LEED), it was in 2014 a tender for the supply of 13 million bulb Walid high efficiency in different capacities to be installed in the geographic scope of the electricity distribution companies at the level of the Republic, has been to date supply ( 12 million) bulb distributed to various distribution companies, have been installed (62.8 million) bulb until 06/27/2016.Regarding the draft reducing public lighting consumption columns streets, it was dated 22/03/2015 contract on the supply and installation of 89.3 million Scouts for general lighting in different governorates with a total value of up to 1.2 billion pounds with the Arab Organization for Industrialization, was so far the supply of one million and 109 thousand and 642 scout scope of the electricity distribution companies, have been installed and 70 thousand million Scouts, and Gary completing supplies and fixtures.
It is expected that the electricity and renewable energy sector goes his way forward through the efforts of an integrated team at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy was able to keep pace with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directives work the private sector mechanisms and reliance on achievement, not sweet talk.
The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Dr. Mohammed Shaker said - the first modern photographer has with the Middle East News Agency on June 15, 2015 - "President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had assured him that the electricity issue of national security because it is linked to everything, even the livelihoods and lives of people," adding, President al-Sisi stressed that he must take decisive and rapid steps, pointing out that he enters the precise details are well known, which is better than he met in his life, and proficient in the art of diligent work, despite the minister in projects over 45 years.
And frequent meetings, which collects with the president on electricity and energy profile, said Dr. Mohammed Shaker "frequent meetings with the President is a follow-up to a minute of it personally to file a vital touches people and industry lives and production directly, a hot file suffered a lot of problems in the last period, and here it was this close follow up of the President personally and his eagerness to see first hand the developments in this file. "
"The president knows how to achieve the impossible with hard work, he was assigned is to solve the problem of electricity based in a real and lifting the suffering of the citizens ..," and continued, "First we have identified the problems, and then we put solutions .. and we have reached the best, and put the immediate, medium and long plans term in the context of a clear strategy has been revised and the energy mix to rely more on new and renewable from wind and sun energy as well as clean coal and nuclear power, to gradually replace natural gas replaced .. and we started implementation, and follow-up take place at all levels, starting from the simple worker, right down to the level of President people. "