The document discusses Egypt's energy sector challenges and proposed solutions. It notes that Egypt faces increasing energy demand and consumption as well as regular electricity blackouts. Some key issues include heavy reliance on fossil fuels, rising energy subsidies, and lack of planning. Proposed solutions include expanding renewable energy through projects, promoting energy efficiency especially in residential areas, and addressing informal housing areas which have unique energy needs. The document advocates for finding alternative energy solutions to power outages as a warning for the future.

1. Friederike Thonke
Mennatullah Hendawy
Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design
Ain Shams University & Stuttgart University
Tutors: Franziska Laue & Raoul Humpert
Contact Partners: Heiko Frieling & Zakaria Mohyeldin
Reconstruction of the Energy-Sector
In Egypt

3. It became a lifestyle
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......
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#‫ثوره‬_‫الكهربا‬
#‫رمضان‬_‫كريم‬

4. BLACKOUTS
Regular
in the City of LIGHTSAP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris, 2006, in Pennlive blog

6. What is currently
Happening?

7. Facts and Figures
Area
Location Population Growth
Dii - Turning Desert Power into reality: Downloads. 2014. Dii - Turning Desert Power into reality: Downloads.
http://www.dii-eumena.com/press/downloads/select_category/6.html.
The World Factbook. 2014. The World Factbook. [ONLINE] Availableat:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html.

8. Energy Sources
CONSUMPTION
IS INCREASING
Egypt’s Natural Gas Production/consumption 1999-2009 Egypt’s Oil Production/consumption 1999-2009
Behind Syria’s Crisis: How Oil & Gas Limits Contributed To The Civil Unrest | Economy Watch. 2014. Behind Syria’s Crisis:
How Oil & Gas Limits Contributed To The Civil Unrest | Economy Watch.
http://www.economywatch.com/features/syria-crisis-oil-and-gas-unrest.11-09.html.

9. Energy Sources
The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

10. Energy Sources
The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

11. Energy Demand
200 6.5Peak electricity demand
from 6,902 MW in 1990
to 22,500 MW in 2010
%
electricity demand is
Forecasted to
continue growing
between 2010-2020
Annual rate of
%
Razavi,H. 2012. Clean Energy Development in Egypt. 1st ed. Tunisia: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Temporary RelocationAgency (TRA) PP.19.

12. Energy Demand
DEMAND
IS INCREASING
Annual Electricity Demand
Dii - Turning Desert Power into reality: Downloads. 2014. Dii - Turning Desert Power into reality: Downloads.
http://www.dii-eumena.com/press/downloads/select_category/6.html.
The World Factbook. 2014. The World Factbook. [ONLINE] Availableat:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html.

13. Residential sector
47
%
Accounts for
of total electricity
Consumption in Egypt
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/06/12/government-calls-for-energy-efficient-air-conditioners/#dnePhoto/0/
Razavi,H. 2012. Clean Energy Development in Egypt. 1st ed. Tunisia: African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Temporary RelocationAgency (TRA) PP.19.

14. Energy Price & Subsidy
PRICE IS
DECREASINGhttp://www.mei.edu/content/egypt-and-subsidies-country-living-beyond-its-means
http://rebeleconomy.com/commodities/egypt-electricity-conspiracy/
Egyptian Center for Economic Studies
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324883604578398702793624908
Subsidies in 2011/2012 budget, Ministry of Finance and the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies
150 Billion EGP Subsidies

15. PRICE IS
DECREASING??
DEMAND
IS INCREASING
CONSUMPTION
IS INCREASING

16. Restructuring Projects

17. Restructuring Projects
KfW
Ministry for the
Environment - BMU
(GER)
Ministry of Trade and
Industry (EGY)
Ministry of Electricity
& Energy
Ministry of Housing,
Infrastructure and
Utilities (EGY)
Economic
Cooperatiion and
Development BMZ
(GER)
Ministry of State for
Environmetal Affairs
(EGY)
New and
Renewable Energy
Authority (NREA)
Electricity Holding
Company (EEHC)
GIZ
Members

18. JCEE - Scope
Main Sector
Interdisciplinary Task Forces
Fortschrittsberichtzu einer TZ-Maßnahme
im Rahmen eines EZ-Programms(2014) by Dr. Andreas Zöllner,
Executive Briefing Paper 8th Meeting of the High Level Joint
Committee (HLJC) 2013

19. JCEE - Tools
Fortschrittsberichtzu einer TZ-Maßnahme
im Rahmen eines EZ-Programms(2014) by Dr. Andreas Zöllner,
Executive Briefing Paper 8th Meeting of the High Level Joint
Committee (HLJC) 2013

20. Electricity black-outs are a warning to find
Alternative SOLUTIONS

21. What WE Envision?

22. Our Proposals
#1

23. Our Proposals
Cairo’s Informal Areas Between Urban Challenges and Hidden Potentials
Cities Alliance. 2014. http://www.citiesalliance.org/cairo-potentia
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/10/30/egypt-urban-constitution-documen
#2

24. Our Proposals
#3

26. Alexandria
Shiekh zaid
& 6 October
No Blackout
Per week
1-2 per day
2-3 times per day
“This is just a result of previous lack of
plans by the governement.”
“I don’t have blackouts, as I live beside 3
hospitals.”
“The power cuts in my home in Ard Algolf
twice per day,one hour each; strangely not
all nearby buildings have blackouts!.”
“Ellhmdullah, WE don’t have blackouts”
“ Heliopolis, twice daily each last an hour .
And On hot days 3 times per day.”

27. “Lights
Awareness ”
(Earth Hour by WWF)
THANK YOU
DANKE
‫شكرا‬
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