Water News
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AL: Unwavering support to Egypt’s water rights
The AL is providing all forms of support to Egypt and other Arab countries in order to preserve their water rights, Maliki said.
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Egypt’s mega desalination project: a bold step toward water security
Egypt has unveiled a major desalination initiative designed to counteract water scarcity as climate change and population growth pressure.
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Egypt urges Nile Basin countries to reconsider water agreement
Egypt and Sudan have so far rejected the agreement while the CFA has been signed by upstream countries, including Ethiopia, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
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Egypt says unilateral GERD operation threatens over 1.1 million livelihoods,
Madbouly warned that Ethiopia’s continuation of unilateral actions regarding GERD poses an existential threat to over 100 million Egyptian citizens.
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9 facts about Egypt's mega desalination project
Egypt is embarking on an ambitious mega desalination project aimed at securing water resources for the future. Here are nine key facts about it.
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Sweilam reviews measures during maximum water needs
The Ministry acted to solve water distribution and management problems in a number of sites on the network of canals across Egypt during the summer.
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Work underway to alleviate Hurghada’s drinking water shortage
Citizen complaints against water company officials have increased, due to the delay in pumping water to residents.
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Egypt plans to set up 2 hydroelectric projects with capacities of up to 2,000MW
The investments in these initiatives are projected to reach $2.5 billion, attributing to the advanced technologies employed.
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Greening the desert: is Sisi’s grand plan using up all of Egypt’s water?
The ‘Future of Egypt’ envisages turning tracts of desert into farmland to grow crops for export.
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Egypt water projects receive 19% of concessional development financing
Around 19 percent of the concessional development financing allocated by international partners is directed toward water projects across Egypt.
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Egypt coop. with Japan to establish project of water-from-air production
The Minister emphasized that one of the Ministry’s primary goals is to forge partnerships with both local and foreign investors.
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How Egypt became home to the world's largest water treatment facility
The New Delta Irrigation Water Treatment Plant secured four Guinness World Records for its size, capacity, and advanced technologies.
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Egypt, home to the world's largest water treatment facility
The plant has a remarkable production capacity of 7.5 million m3/day of agricultural drainage water.
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New wastewater plant sets four Guinness World Records
Egypt’s New Delta Agriculture Wastewater Treatment, Recycling and Reuse Plant, the world’s largest of its type, has broken more records.
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Egypt turns to space agency to help tackle water scarcity
National authorities are hoping to put advanced technology to work to help avert a crisis.
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Egypt Prequalifies 17 Consortia for its Water Desalination Program
The desalination plants will be powered by renewable energy sources in various locations across Egypt.
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CAMPAS: 11.3B M3 Pure Water Produced in 2022/2023
Total number of pure water stations produced from wells water is 40 stations with a production capacity of 0.04 billion m3 in 2022/2023.
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Egypt’s Bahr El-Baqar Wastewater Treatment project wins Abdlatif Y. Al-Hamad Development Award
This is the second Egyptian project to win that award after the South Helwan Electricity Generating Station won that award in last year’s editions.
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Egypt-Built Julius Nyerere Hydropower Dam in Tanzania Now 97% Complete
The USD 2.9 billion project, built and run by Egyptian companies, would double Tanzania’s energy input and enhance agriculture.
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Egypt’s water needs estimated at 114 billion cubic meters annually
According to the minister, all of Egypt’s necessary needs per capita during the sixties were estimated at about 2,000 cubic meters per year.