source：xinhua editor：zhang wenni
photo taken on oct. 31, 2022 shows the booth of the chinese-egyptian joint venture xd-egemac, an electric equipment maker, at egypt energy expo in cairo, egypt. (xinhua/ahmed gomaa)
cairo, nov. 2 (xinhua) -- a growing partnership between chinese and egyptian companies in the field of power and energy has been greatly manifested at egypt energy, a three-day grand expo in cairo that concluded on tuesday.
with the participation of more than 120 companies from at least 13 countries, the egyptian government-sponsored energy expo was a warmup in green business ahead of the upcoming 27th conference of the parties of the united nations framework convention on climate change cop27 hosted in egypt's resort city of sharm el-sheikh.
many of the various chinese manufacturers took part in the expo with a view to promoting partnerships with egyptian companies in the production of electric equipment and localized green energy solutions.
featuring two types of china-developed low-voltage panels for power distribution, management and protection, egyptian bus-duct maker lecrobar said it planned to produce these products in egypt in early 2023, starting with the body of the panels under its chinese partner's supervision and then the switches.
localized manufacture "will save hard currency for egypt and will help us learn from the expertise and technology provided by china," ahmed el-habachi, the chief executive officer of lectrobar, told xinhua.
ma shengdong, a regional manager at china's industrial electrical equipment and new energy company chint group, the partner of lecrobar, told xinhua that his company entered the egyptian market in 2012, and has recently started a localization strategy in the north african country, after chint's sustainable and green energy solutions have been incorporated into various egyptian green and social service projects.
"we have gradually gained recognition from local customers," the chinese businessman said, adding his company is a green solution provider for egypt's massive benban solar park, one of the world's largest photovoltaic power stations located in upper egypt's aswan province.
shi chen, general manager of the chinese-egyptian joint venture xd-egemac, another electric equipment maker that participated in the expo, said his company has completed 25 electrical substations, including four for the benban solar park, and provided more than 130 sets of power transformers and nearly 500 bays of switchgear in egypt.
"our vision is to provide smarter and greener energy solutions. in the future, we will combine our vision with the strategy of egypt's ministry of electricity and renewable energy to provide greener energy to serve local people," shi added.
eslam ahmed, a senior marketing specialist at the state-owned egyptian electricity holding company, said bilateral cooperation between egypt and china in the field of renewable energy is "extremely important," adding more chinese companies have approached them for cooperation in this regard.
"we have very big cooperation with chinese companies in the fields of electricity and electrical automation because of china's expertise in the field, and we seek to expand investment opportunities for chinese companies in egypt," ahmed told xinhua at the expo. ■
photo taken on oct. 31, 2022 shows products on display at egypt energy expo in cairo, egypt. (xinhua/ahmed gomaa)
people visit egypt energy expo in cairo, egypt, on oct. 31, 2022. (xinhua/ahmed gomaa)
people visit egypt energy expo in cairo, egypt, on oct. 31, 2022. (xinhua/ahmed gomaa)