Latest in Tag: coal Highlight
Latest in Tag: coal
Government forced to import coal to fend off 2018 gas production crisis: Ministry of Petroleum
Egypt owes foreign partners $6bn to foreign partners for research and development in oil and gas
Criteria for coal use to be announced in May: Tourism official
The Adabiya Port of Ain Sokhna will no longer be receiving coal
Carbon tax implementation awaiting completion of environmental standards for coal usage
Head of the cement industry division at the Federation of Egyptian Industries says cement factories would respect the law if the tax was issued
Burning coal is toxic for health, environment: Greenpeace
The process of mining, burning, and disposing of the wordâs dirtiest fuel contributes to climate change and health problems, says international environmental NGO
Suez Cement Company invests EGP 300m to convert plants to use coal power
The company is still waiting for final approval from the Ministry of Environment to use the pollution-heavy fuel following a controversial cabinet decision to import coal
Doctorsâ Syndicate supports lawsuit blocking coal as a fuel source
Syndicate highlights negative effect of the use of coal on citizensâ health
Committee to determine ministriesâ coal monitoring responsibilities
Egyptian ministers seeking to maximise the reliance on RDF and agriculture waste, along with coal, in energy mixture
Coal usage scrutinised by experts and researchers
Effects of coal usage on the lives of Egyptians addressed in a symposium
Government preparing environmental standards for coal power: Minister of Industry
Coal the âfastestâ solution to rescue cement factories that have closed due to a natural gas shortage, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour says
NGOs âdeeply dissatisfiedâ with decision to use coal as energy source
Four NGOs warn that decision will have âdevastating consequencesâ on health and economy
Government attempts to mitigate negative impact of coal usage
Violations of environmental standards will be met with taxes and tight penalties, government says
Cabinet approves coal power
Reuters – Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the use of coal for power generation after a fierce debate within the government over whether the highly pollutant fuel should be permitted for use by the energy-intensive cement industry. Struggling to avoid public unrest over blackouts, the government has cut natural gas supplies to factories, prompting cement …
Ministry of Petroleum pushes for use of coal to solve energy crisis
Debate between the Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, and the Federation for Egyptian Industries heats up
Energy shortage behind hike in cement prices: Cabinet
Ministry of Environmental Affairs will study the âmixture of energy sourcesâ used in Europe in cement production.
The Ministry of the Environment rejects the use of coal in cement factories
Iskandar indicated that current scientific studies on the environmental effects and costs of the use of coal would be completed soon.
Low gas supplies cut into cement production
Titan Cement Company suggests coal as alternative energy source
Debt paralyses coal production
Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority calls for government forgiveness of coal mining debt
Cement companies reject using waste as a source fuel, seek permission for coal
Such a programme would require that factory furnaces be converted in order to accommodate the waste, a process which would prove costly to companies.
Rights organisations denounce turning to coal as energy resource
Statement: âThis is a crime of great proportions against Egyptian society’s present and future generations.â
Construction companies going green
Cement companies are working to reduce emissions through new initiatives in line with Kyoto Protocol
Ministers explore coal as substitute to natural gas
The aim of the committee is to study how coal can be used as an energy supplement to meet the needs of the industrial plants such as producers of electricity and cement