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Renewable Energy In Egypt

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Egypt after 2011 started to focus mainly on energy and renewable energy sectors as an integral part of the main projects in the sustainable development plan 2030.

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Egypt after 2011 started to focus mainly on energy and renewable energy sectors as an integral part of the main projects in the sustainable development plan 2030. Egypt recently issued The Electricity Law No. 87 of the year 2015, and its Executive Regulation in 2016 (Ministerial Decree No. 230 of year 2016) and Renewable Energy Law No. 203 of the year 2014.

Current policies and regulations:

Companies Law No. 159 of the year 1981: governing incorporation of companies in Egypt and requirements for incorporation of SPVs.
Investment Law No. 8 of the year 1997 (amended in 2015): covering investment incentives, customs exemptions, allocation of properties and the relation between investors and the Egyptian authorities.

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