Egypt explores expanding solar power, green finance in local development plans

Egypt is considering expanding renewable energy applications, particularly solar power, and integrating energy-efficiency technologies into the agricultural, industrial and service sectors as part of efforts to reduce energy consumption and emissions, the Ministry of Local Development and Environment said. Government o

President John Mahama says the government will soon introduce net metering to allow companies generating electricity from solar plants to feed excess power into the national grid and receive payment for it.