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The government is looking into offering incentives such as tax cuts for private sector participation in water desalination projects, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty told reporters yesterday, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The move is part of the government\u2019s water resource management and conservation strategy, which will rely in part on setting up desalination plants in Alamein and South Sinai. Egypt is expected to produce 2.6 mn cubic meters of desalinated water per day by 2037, up from a current 225k cubic meters per day, Holding Company for Water and Wastewater Chairman Mamdouh Raslan said yesterday, Al Shorouk reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government is looking into offering incentives such as tax cuts for private sector participation in water desalination projects, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aty told reporters yesterday, according to Al Mal. 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