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Geothermal Resources of Egypt: Country Update

Proceedings, World Geothermal Congress • 2015
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Authors Aref Lashin
Keywords Not Available
Journal Proceedings, World Geothermal Congress
Publisher WGC
Volume 1
Issue Not Available
Pages 1-8
publication.type International
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Abstract
Egypt's present energy strategy aims at increasing the share of renewable
energy to 20 percent of Egypt's energy mix by 2020. Egypt's demand for electricity is growing
rapidly (an annual rate of increase from 1,500 to 2,000 MWe) and with time alternative
sources of power supply become more urgent. Some aspects of utilization of renewable
energy is already made from wind and solar resources. Despite scares direct utilization, the
geothermal potential" till now" is not included in the renewable energy map of Egypt.