The Ismail Cabinet’s economic group discussed a strategy to expand local production of computer tablets used as part of the education system modernization plan during a meeting on Tuesday, according to a statement. The strategy includes setting up new production lines, raising production output, and bringing the local component of the manufactured tablets to 90%. The committee also decided to move ahead with procedures to construct a 400-feddan logistical zone in the Alexandria Port, which will be used as a trading, storage, and industrial hub. The ministers also agreed to purchase the first 200 MW of energy produced from a private solar plant in Minya in EGP, after which the rate for all subsequent energy purchased from the plant will be reassessed. No details were provided on which plant it was or who’s running it.

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