Hydrogen Projects

Riad & Riad has delightedly contributed to CMS Expert Guide to Hydrogen – The Promise of Hydrogen: An International Guide by authoring the Egyptian chapter.

Merger Fee on Solar Net-metering

The Egyptian Electricity Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) announced that it will apply a ‘merger fee’ to net-metered solar systems. The fee will be EGP 0.10-0.40/kWh on net-metered solar arrays, to cover the cost of integrating them into the grid network

Egypt New Personal Data Protection Law

A new law No. 151 for 2020 is issued in Egypt on 15 July 2020 to regulate Personal Data Protection (the “Data Protection Law” or the “Law”). The Law is modeled to a large extent on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Egypt imposes entry visa fees on GCC citizens

The Egyptian Minister of Interior issued Decree No. 951/2020 to impose entry visa fees on citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and The Sultanate of Oman). The decree was published on 17, June, 2020 in the official gazette to be enforced from June 18, 2020.