Clean transportation era begins in Egypt

Egypt has embarked on a number of sustainable transporta- tion projects based on environment-friendly technologies in passenger transport and green infrastructure.

Transportation is the second cause of environmental pollution in the country, as a result of carbon emissions, with transportation being responsible for 23-25% of carbon emissions in the atmosphere, according to Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir.

This has pushed the authorities to lay the foundation for different projects and expansions including a monorail, electric train, the light rail transit (LRT), high speed electric train and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

The aims, states the Ministry of Transport, is to transform transportation into collective means, thereby reducing the number of  cars and alleviating traffic congestion.

Demonstrating the country’s stance in main- taining a safe and green environment, Egypt operated 260 electric buses in Sharm El-Sheikh to transport delegations attending the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27)  hosted in November. The ministry has begun its plan to convert to electric transport in Sharm El- Sheikh and the tourist cities of Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan.