New and Renewable Energy Authority
New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is the government institution which is responsible for the promotion and development of renewable energy projects which include solar and wind energy in Egypt. The main role of the authority is providing research and development for new and renewable energy projects. NREA is affiliated with many energy projects which includes Zafarana wind farm the first wind farm in Egypt and Africa, Jabal al-Zeit wind farm, Benban solar park and others.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Cairo,  Egypt |
| Website | www |
Recently, The Authority worked in a project (The Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB)) to protect the migrating birds with the ministry of environment. In 2020 the project awarded the International Energy Prize for saving millions of birds from death by colliding with wind turbines in Jabal al-Zeit wind farm north of Hurghada. [7][8]
References
change- ↑ "European governments help Egypt to build Zafarana windfarm - Renewable Energy Focus". www.renewableenergyfocus.com.
- ↑ "EGYPT: NREA examines projects for construction of power plants (6.34GW)". Afrik 21. 15 April 2020.
- ↑ "Zafarana Wind Farm: Egypt's Largest Wind Power Plant". SCIplanet.
- ↑ Zyl, Nicolette Pombo-van (4 June 2020). "Egypt shows encouraging plans in the renewable energy market". Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ↑ "New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) Archives". Egypt Independent.
- ↑ "Egypt buys $230mln solar energy from private sector since Feb. 2018". www.zawya.com.
- ↑ International, BirdLife. "One of the Most Prestigious Environmental Awards Recognises the Migratory Soaring Birds Project in Egypt". BirdLife.
- ↑ "جائزة دولية لحماية «الطيور المهاجرة» - المصري اليوم". www.almasryalyoum.com.