Egyptian Deputy Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Sayed Ismail met with officials from Alkataş, a leading Turkish company specialising in infrastructure projects, sustainable infrastructure solutions, renewable energy and the transition to a low-carbon economy worldwide, to explore avenues of cooperation and exchange of expertise in utilities projects, particularly wastewater treatment plants, sludge management, biogas energy plants and sustainable infrastructure projects.
The meeting was attended by Chairman of the National Authority for Drinking Water and Sanitation Amin Shawky, Deputy Head of the Project Management Unit (PMU) at the Ministry of Housing Mohamed Moawad and other officials in the water sector.
Ismail highlighted the tremendous progress in implementing drinking water and sanitation projects in recent years.
He asserted the ministry’s efforts, in line with Egypt’s national vision, to collaborate with international companies with advanced expertise, attract serious investments, transfer modern technologies in wastewater treatment, sludge management, renewable energy projects and modern utilities management, all contributing to the country’s sustainable development plans and improving service quality for citizens.
He underscored the ministry’s efforts to encourage private sector participation in investing, operating, and maintaining drinking water and sanitation projects to safeguard investments and ensure high-quality service delivery.
He affirmed that the ministry is fully prepared to provide all forms of support to private sector companies specialized in executing and managing wastewater and sludge projects, while overcoming any challenges they may face.
Meanwhile, executive director of Alkataş outlined the company’s establishment history and extensive international experience, highlighting its implementation and operation of wastewater treatment plants with a total capacity exceeding 3.1 million cubic meters per day and 2.6 million cubic meters per day in operation and maintenance services.
