{"id":83375,"date":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/04\/02\/today-sonelgaz-and-cosider-kick-off-a-new-solar-project-egypt-earmarks-bns-for-food-security-sets-aside-more-land-for-renewables\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T00:00:00","slug":"today-sonelgaz-and-cosider-kick-off-a-new-solar-project-egypt-earmarks-bns-for-food-security-sets-aside-more-land-for-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/04\/02\/today-sonelgaz-and-cosider-kick-off-a-new-solar-project-egypt-earmarks-bns-for-food-security-sets-aside-more-land-for-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Sonelgaz and Cosider kick off a new solar project + Egypt earmarks bns for food security, sets aside more land for renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Good morning, nice people. <\/strong>We have a brisk issue this morning with a few key updates coming in from Egypt and Oman, and an interesting read on how cleaning up scummy algae off ships could make them more fuel-efficient. First, let\u2019s imagine an unpleasant scenario\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- <\/strong><strong>It\u2019s quiet on the international climate newsfront<\/strong>, but <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/mar\/31\/election-donald-trump-world-climate-goals-at-risk-un-chief\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> poses the question of whether global climate goals can withstand another Trump presidency. Climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement will be even less likely to be achieved if former US President Donald Trump returns to office, the news outlet argues, and Trump\u2019s opposition to climate action could significantly impact the US, the world\u2019s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases and biggest oil and gas exporter. Trump is predicted to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, cancel President Joe Biden\u2019s climate legislation under the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/3907e1bd-299f-46ad-8f42-7d0fead9dcc7\/breaking-down-joe-biden%25e2%2580%2599s-big-us-climate-bill\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, and boost oil and gas drilling. \u201cI worry [about the potential election of Trump] because it would have very strong consequences, if we see a regression regarding climate policies in the US,\u201d former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa warns. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>#1-<\/strong><strong>Egypt <\/strong><strong>allocates land for green energy projects: <\/strong>Egypt has allocated 3 sqm of land near Gargoub to the Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry for a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/ae5e2c4b-9e33-4fb8-9dc9-508455a20312\/today:-deme%25e2%2580%2599s-usd-3.1-bn-green-hydrogen-project-in-egypt-gets-cabinet-nod\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">green hydrogen and ammonia plant<\/a>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=904271158409972&id=100064812882317&mibextid=qi2Omg&rdid=oWA3e4f84e3ZQriI\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The Ministry also allocated a plot of land in Abu Rawash for a new waste-to-energy plant, nearly 10k square km in the New Valley governorate to establish renewable energy projects, and 46.7 square km next to the Benban solar energy site for the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>ALSO- Egypt opens <\/strong><strong>up electricity<\/strong><strong> market <\/strong><strong>to private<\/strong><strong> sector: <\/strong>The board of the Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (Egyptera) approved rules regulating bilateral agreements between private sector players in the energy production, distribution, and sales markets, including renewables, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=904320511738370&set=a.144073987763030\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, citing a report by Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker. This comes in efforts to increase private sector participation, investment, and competition in the renewables sector, Shaker said in the report. The next steps will be activating pending agreements in the private sector, with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- EBRD has supported private sector projects in Egypt for a while: <\/strong>EBRD completed the review for a potential <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/29b4d631-254c-4e80-9f2c-f01ebf194da5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 75 mn equity investment<\/a> into Egypt\u2019s renewables sector in January, which included a 2.5 GW wind project near Sohag.The European bank also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/2ba495c1-7720-413e-9b22-85c3474d45ae\/dubai%25e2%2580%2599s-rta-signs-two-agreements-for-green-mobility-%2B-green-finance-news-from-egypt\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">greenlit investments<\/a> aimed at helping ACC develop its decarbonization roadmap with a focus on accelerating low-carbon cement production in Egypt in November.EBRD and its subsidiary TotalEren signed an agreement for a 300k ton green ammonia facility in Ain Sokhna alongside SME investor Enara Capital <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/1f8d7402-6d05-4eae-b3b0-b5bb811be7ab\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2022<\/a>. The bank invited businesses from Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Egypt to apply for its new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/0d2eb1cd-670c-48ec-bcb1-5bb1fe3275d8\/egypt-gets-two-new-recycling-factories-%2B%253cmark%253e-ebrd-%253c%2Fmark%253elaunches-climate-change-innovation-programme-initiative\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Innovation Programme<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>#2- Green Energy Oman\u2019s giant hydrogen project will begin operations by the <\/strong><strong>beginning of the next decade<\/strong>, according to Shell\u2019s Energy Transition Strategy 2024 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/4\/56.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/geo.om\/index.php\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Energy Oman<\/a> (GEO) clean fuels hub \u2014 backed by a multinational consortium led by Shell including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/e806e16c-672f-4775-8776-6f597297731a\/and-while-we%25e2%2580%2599re-on-green-hydrogen-investments%25e2%2580%25a6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hong Kong\u2019s InterContinental Energy, Kuwait\u2019s EnerTech, and OQ Alternative Energy<\/a> \u2014 is one of the biggest green hydrogen projects Oman is planning. GEO will aim for a production capacity of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/1a4f9fb9-bffc-4ab7-bf65-bdded865643e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">1.8 mn tons<\/a> of green hydrogen annually, supplemented by 25 GW of renewables. Shell purchased a 35% stake in the project in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- The GEO consortium secured some land for the megaproject from Hydrom in June: <\/strong>Oman\u2019s state-owned hydrogen company Hydrom granted 320 sq km to the Green Energy Oman consortium <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/f55f6918-4f7c-49d1-912f-122079557fdb\/oman-awards-three-green-hydrogen-blocks-at-an-estimated-investment-ticket-of-usd-20-bn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">in June<\/a> for a hydrogen plant that is powered by 4 GW of renewable energy, and with the capacity to generate c.150k tons of the green fuel. Hydrom said in March of last year that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/40455595-d905-4d49-a583-ee97e18a20cb\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">GEO<\/a> will cover an area of 337 sq km and will generate volumes at around 3.3 GW of electricity and 150k tons of green hydrogen. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>IN OTHER OMAN NEWS-<\/strong><strong>Oman <\/strong><strong>issues bonds and sukuk regulations: <\/strong>Oman\u2019s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued new bond and sukuk regulations, including green and sustainable bonds and sukuks, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fsa.gov.om\/Home\/SearchNews\/9555\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Under the new regulations, issuers will be obliged to adhere to specific disclosure rules for green and sustainable bonds and sukuk in efforts to further attract investments. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#3- <\/strong><strong>Jordan<\/strong><strong> approves amendment of renewable energy law: <\/strong>Jordan\u2019s House of Representatives approved an amendment to the renewable energy and energy conservation law aimed at regulating the sale and purchase of electricity generated from businesses and residences with renewable energy stations, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/4\/79.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. The amendment \u2014 which comes in efforts to expand investments in green projects \u2014 outlines the systems, devices, and equipment needed to install renewable plants that are exempt from customs duties and subject to a zero-rated general sales tax. The new law adopts the net billing principle, which allows power producers to sell excess energy onto the national grid. Under the amended regulation, power producers will receive a credit of JOD 40 piasters for every 40 kW added to the grid, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitly.ws\/3hccx\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Addustour<\/a> reported, citing Energy Minister Saleh Kharabsheh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a>#4- Iraq\u2019s first WtE facility nabs 15 bids: <\/strong>Iraq\u2019s first waste-to-energy (WtE) project has received 15 bids from local and international companies to design, build, own, and operate the facility, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/utilities\/iraqs-first-waste-to-energy-project-attracts-15-bids-de83x80f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya Projects<\/a> reports, citing a National Investment Committee statement. The facility \u2014 located in the Nahrawan area in Iraq\u2019s Diyala Governorate \u2014 will have the capacity to process <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/b25ef8fa-b067-4b5c-a729-d4ee674d5453\/nio-partners-with-forseven-to-unroll-its-evs-in-uae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">3k tons of waste daily<\/a>, and is expected to be completed within 24 months under a public-private partnership. The plant is also expected to have a generation efficiency higher than 30% and a landfill rate less than 5%. Iraq is also planning a similar project to be revealed once the land for it is secured, the authority noted in February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#5- Voluntary carbon credits markets, including the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uicca.ae\/uae-independent-climate-change-accelerators-launches-uae-carbon-alliance-chaired-by-shamma-bint-sultan-bin-khalifa-al-nahyan\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">UAE\u2019s Carbon Alliance<\/a><\/strong><strong>, are <\/strong><strong>expected to play a \u201cpivotal role\u201d in global decarbonization efforts<\/strong> and slashing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/4\/67.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a> published by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ief.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Energy Forum<\/a> (IEF). The report highlighted the role of the alliance as it \u201cunderscores the significance of carbon markets in achieving net-zero goals\u201d and looks to support private and public sector decarbonization initiatives. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>The IEF named the alliance along with several other national carbon markets, <\/strong>including Saudi Arabia\u2019s Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company, China\u2019s Emission Trading System and India\u2019s Carbon Credit Trading Scheme and Green Credit Program, which \u201cwhen designed well, facilitate the transfer of capital and technologies to the most impactful emission reduction activities, achieving important co-benefits,\u201d the report reads. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#6- <\/strong><strong>BYD <\/strong><strong>targets 1 mn EV sales by 2025: <\/strong>Chinese automaker BYD is targeting 500k in EV sales overseas in 2024 and 1 mn in 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/chinese-electric-vehicle-maker-byd-targets-20-jump-annual-sales-2024-03-27\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The expansion strategy comes after BYD experienced its slowest quarterly bottomline growth in two years as EV sales momentum slowed down leading to a 6.1% drop in the company\u2019s Hong Kong shares. BYD has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/edition\/climate\/a8f4112f-f624-48eb-bebc-4ee01dfafc26\/taqa-led-consortium-tapped-to-develop-sar-1.5-bn-solar-powered-desalination-plant-in-saudi\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recently overtaken Tesla<\/a> as the world\u2019s largest EV seller. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- BYD is already rolling out its EVs globally: <\/strong>Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company introduced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7f6114d2-a1cc-41a7-a3e8-67f22f9edc1d\/%253cmark%253ebyd-%253c%2Fmark%253erolls-out-three-new-electric-and-hybrid-models-to-the-uae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">three new BYD electric vehicle models<\/a> in the UAE last month. 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The summit will address solutions for development in the transformation of future energy systems. The summit will also feature discussions on recycling, waste-to-energy, and air-to-water trends and progressions. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>The UAE will host the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mena.gh2events.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA<\/a><\/strong><strong> event from Tuesday, 23 <\/strong><strong>April to Thursday, 25 April<\/strong> in Dubai. 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