JICA’s Strategy and Development Cooperationfor Sustainable Energy in Egypt
Energy and Mining Group,
Infrastructure Management Department,
The Japan International Cooperation Agency

JICA’s Overall Activities
JICA

Technical Cooperation

Through Government

Grants Aid

Through Government

Sovereign FinanceThrough Government

Private Sector
Investment FinanceDirectly to Private Entities<Japan’s ODA Executing Agency>
 Responsible for implementation of ODA
projects including Technical Cooperation,
ODA Loans and Grant Aid.
 The world’s largest bilateral aid agency
under the government of Japan,
operating in over 150 countries andregionsJICA’s Operation Scale (2019)

Composition of Finance and Investment Cooperation (2019)

Electric power and gas (32.3%)

0.0(Unit: JPY Billion)

200.0

400.0

Transportations (36%)

600.0

800.0

Social services (22.5%)

1,000.0

1,200.0

1,400.01,600.0
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JICA’s Assistance Menu & Approach
Consistent support from the upstream to the downstream- upstream: master plan formulation; human resource development; etc.
- downstream: implementation of infra projects; O&M support; etc.
 Policy support
 Institutional design Capacity development

Project formulation

Project implementation

Purpose: Policy advice Development ofinstitutional framework
 Formulation of national
investment plan Capacity building

Purpose: Identification of effective
projects
 Assistance for project
formulation

Purpose: Infrastructure development
via financial assistance O&M improvement via
technical assistance

Assistance menu:

Assistance menu

Assistance menu

Tech cooperation
 Master Plan Study Policy advise
 Organizational
strengthening Trainings

Tech cooperation
 Master Plan Study Preparatory Survey (F/S)

Tech cooperation
Grant AidYen Loan
Private Sec Financing33

JICA’s Assistance Strategy in the Energy SectorSDGs
Challenges
Overallgoal• Strengthen resilience• Integrate climate change measures into nationalpolicies• Improve education, awareness-raising and humancapacity• Universal access to affordable &reliable energy services• Increase the share of RE• Promote improvement in EE
Lack of accessto energy
services

Ensure universal access to reliable, affordable, and modern energy services whileachieving climate change mitigation

Pillars

Ensure affordable and reliable energy supply
Tech areasof focus“Cluster”ーCollaboration
with partners

Increasing CO2 emissions
from energy use

Unstable energy(electricity) supply

Strengthening network utilities

Promote low-carbon energy use toward
carbon-neutrality

Integration of new and renewableenergy to the existing system

Improving energy efficiency

R&D
HRD

PPPPolicy
supportUniversities & Research
institutes

Private Sector

Public Sector
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The Project for Capacity Development on
Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Egypt
OVERALL
GOAL:

Project Period: Jan 2020 - Feb 2022 (2 yrs)
JICA Experts: PADECO, MRI, KBC

Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) promotion system of the government of Egypt is strengthened, andthe national goal for energy saving is accomplished.

PROJECT The institutional capacity of government agencies will be developed which is necessary for formulation of EE&C
PURPOSE: promotion strategies and plans, data management, and promotion of high-efficiency equipment.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES in 4 fields:

PROJECT MAJOR OUTPTS:

EE&C Policy/program

Electric Power• Review of EE&C policies• Studies and examines
future policies and its
development mechanism

EE Technology

Energy DataManagement• Establishes and manages
data / statistics relating toenergy.
• Data based priority among
various EE&C policies willbe concluded.

• Capacity development forenergy audit.
• Room Air Conditioner pilotproject.
• Labelling program

OilEE Technology• Reviews of EE&C
framework in MOP• Refinery pilot project• Development of EE&C
Strategy and Roadmap.

Through activities shown left, the following tangible outputs
shall be prepared in cooperation with the counterparts:
 Progress review of existing EE&C policies and labeling program EECCD Operating Reference material (manual) EE&C annual report
 EE&C technical manual (household appliances) Energy data management information system and its manuals

 Roadmaps of Energy Management System Framework (MOP) as
well as refinery EE&C technologies Raising awareness activities of this ProjectCounterparts at Egyptian government:
MOERE (Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy);
MOP (Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources);
CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics); andIDA (Industrial Development Authority)

Hurghada Photovoltaic Power Plant ProjectJapanese ODA Loan Project
Loan Agreement: February 2016 Loan Amount: 11,214 million yen
Interest Rate: 0.1% (consulting services 0.01%))
Repayment (Grace) Period: 40(10)Procurement Method :STEP

The objective of this project is to construct a 20MW photovoltaic power plant and related facilities at the Hurghada
PROJECT Wind Power Plant, which is located 15 km northwest of Hurghada City on the coast of the Red Sea, in order to
OBJECTIVE: increase power supply, stabilize the network, and encourage use of renewable energy, thus contributing topromoting social and economic development and mitigating climate change.
Project Components (ODA Loan):1)Construction of a photovoltaic power plant (output: 20MW) and storage battery facilities (capacity: 30MWh), installation of Power
Conditioning Systems (PCS) and an Energy Management System (EMS), and laying of cables up to the Central Hurghada
Substation2) Expansion of the Central Hurghada Substation to which the photovoltaic power plant is connected and connection of cables inthe substation
3) Consulting services (such as assistance in bidding, supervision of construction, training
Implementation Agency:
New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC)
Japanese Technologies:(1) Storage batteries with a long life that enable stabilization of the network voltage in the project areaand power supply at night when electricity demand is high(2) High-efficiency Power Conditioning System (PCS) with a function of stabilizing the network voltage
through reactive power control(3) Energy Management System (EMS) that provides integrated control
over PCS for photovoltaic modules and for storage battery
Climate Change Mitigation:
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Reduction in GHG emissions = approximately 16,660 tons/year-CO2.

Data Collection Survey on
Energy Efficiency & Conservation in Egypt

SURVEYOBJECTIVES

Survey Period: Sep 2019 - Mar 2022
Consultants: Oriental Consultants Global, MRI

1. Based on data collection and analysis, issues/ challenges for EEC Promotion in Egypt will beclarified.
2. New projects for EEC Promotion supported by JICA will be proposed.

BACKGROUNDSURVEY ITEMS:• In Egypt, electricity demand is expected to increase
continuously due to economic growth and population
increase.
• At the same time, measures such as the realizationof energy conservation are urgent issues to beaddressed in order to achieve environmentallyfriendly and sustainable growth.
• In order to promote energy efficiency andconservation, it is necessary to provide incentives forthe introduction of energy efficiency andconservation equipment and for the operation of thesystem, and it is necessary to promote specific policy
measures such as policy finance.

• Governmental policy and support for EECPromotion• Current energy balance and EEC Potential• Trends of other development partners in EEC
field• Issues/ challenge, countermeasures, benefit ofEEC promotion• Necessity and validity of EEC promotion
supported by JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Promotion of Hydrogen Energy Use~ Energy Policy Toward Hydrogen-Based CO2Free Society~

CourseObjective

Training in Japan: 17 Jan ~ 4 Feb 2022

Participants will improve the policy-making and implementation capabilities necessary to promote
the use of hydrogen energy in each country.

Course contents for 2021 (draft)
Technical, economic and security challenge
for production, storage, transport, and use ofhydrogen energy
The role & action of Japanese government
for promotion of hydrogen energy

The role & action of Japanese local
government for promotion of hydrogenenergy
The role & action of research institutions forpromotion of hydrogen energy
The role & action of private companies forpromotion of hydrogen energy

Course outputs:By the end of course, participants will be able to ;1. Explain the advantages, issues, and countermeasures ofhydrogen energy in the short-, medium-, and long-term
framework.
2. Understand hydrogen production, storage / transportation,
supply and utilization technologies, safety and security outlines
and laws and regulations.
3. Explain the main points of various measures such as policies,technologies / infrastructure, and business necessary forpromoting a hydrogen society in Japan.
4. Explain the main points of the roles and significance ofgovernments, local governments, industrial and academic
sectors, to promote a hydrogen-based society
5. Understand the challenges for realizing a hydrogen-basedsociety in your own country and be able to propose short-,
medium- to long-term countermeasures including transition.

Electricity Sector Reform Advisor

Background

November 2018 ~In Egypt, the reform in the power sector is proceeding according to several policies and action plans. The reform
shall bring about more competition, transparency while satisfying the financial sustainability of EEHC group andthe new suppliers. On the same course, special attention should be paid to maintain the stable and efficient
supply to all customers in all time frames.
During the reform process, it should be crucial for the power sector to set up the roadmap to tackle the various
issues brought about by the peculiarities in the Egyptian power sector and the map should be incorporated into
the reform process with a step by step approach. The roadmap should finally clarify the direction of EEHC groupmanagement and way to the solutions from short, mid and long-term perspectives.

Area for advisory support:• Development of the optimized Roadmap or timeline for the reform including the adjustment of TSO functions
and demarcation of responsibilities among the entities in the power sector throughout the reform process.
• Identification of necessary actions/targets through SWOT analysis to be met by EEHC in preparation for thereform.
• Prioritization of the issues to be dealt with among the concerned parties. The parties should include MOERE,Egypt-ERA, EEHC, EETC, NREA and others if required.
• Appropriate reflection on the intentions of the international donors towards the reform activities.
• Streamlining of the organization including transactions and financial aspects among the concerned parties andrelated rules.
• Human resource development in EEHC group on the Reform.
Japan International Cooperation Agency

Thank you very much for your attention

YUZURIO Susumu (yuzurio.Susumu@jica.go.jp)

Energy and Mining Group,
Infrastructure Management Department,

The Japan International Cooperation Agency