A high-level Egyptian delegation from the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Solar Energy Development Association (SEDA), and the Industrial Modernization Center visited Tunisia on Saturday to learn about its experience in solar heating projects.
The Egyptian delegation visited a number of projects affiliated with the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company, as well as a number of sites that include solar heaters, and the National Agency for Energy Control.
The Egyptian delegation held a meeting with officials of Attijariwafa Bank, the partner in the Solar Energy Promotion program.
The bank’s officials presented the financing program for solar energy and ways to finance projects, as well as procedures for arranging financing and the controls and criteria for project lending.
The main objective of the Egyptian delegation’s visit to Tunisia is to exchange experiences and knowledge and learn about the lessons learned from the solar heaters market in Tunisia.
Egypt seeks to deepen the local manufacturing of solar energy technology and encourage its application in heating processes in the Egyptian industry.