Solar energy production falls by 48%: Baseera

Egyptian electricity production generated from solar energy dropped by 48% in 2012/13 compared to the year 2011/12,the Egyptian Center for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) declared on Monday. Baseera reported that solar energy production in Egypt totalled 247m KWh in 2012/13, compared to 479m KWh in 2011/12.

Managing Director of the Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency Hafez Abdel-Aal Elsalamawy told Daily News Egypt that renewable energy production – both solar and wind – has fallen.

Elsalamawy said that he was unable to confirm the figures issued by Baseera but he stated that “Solar energy does not constitute a significant portion of the energy in Egypt”.