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Egypt Releases New Law for Green Hydrogen Incentives

February 4, 2024
A new law is issued in Egypt under number 2 for 2024 regulating the Incentives for Green Hydrogen Projects and Its Derivatives (the “Law”). The law comes into force as of 28 January 2024. The Law defined the green h...

R&R in the public consultation sessions on the new Private-to-Private (P2P) rules for the electricity sector in Egypt

November 4, 2023
Our partner Dr. Fatma Salah participated in the public consultation sessions held by EgyptERA (with the support of EBRD) on the new Private-to-Private (P2P) rules for the electricity sector in Egypt.Riad & Riad ...

Egypt Announces Green Hydrogen Incentive Package

May 17, 2023
The Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers approved bill on incentives of projects of green hydrogen and its derivatives. Scope of Application According to the bill, the law will apply on hydrogen projects which will sign th...

New Regulations for Solar PV Self-Consumption Projects – Egypt

January 27, 2023
The Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) issued Circular No. 3 for 2023 to regulate the licensing procedures and requirements for solar self-consumption plants (“Regulatio...

Riad & Riad Closes a Settlement of € 40 Million Construction DIAC Arbitration Case

December 12, 2022
Riad & Riad is thrilled to succeed in closing a settlement arrangement between one of the leading energy companies in the Middle East and a major state-owned Chinese EPC contractor. The parties had a Euro 40 mil...

Egypt – Rules for EV Charging Stations are Released

October 22, 2022
The Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (“Egypt ERA”) issued the rules (“Rules”) governing the operation of electric vehicles (“EV”) charging stations. The Rules applies on EV charg...

R&R is appointed as the Legal Counsel for the KfW/EU-financed project “Energy Efficiency in Public Universities”

September 20, 2022
Our partner Dr. Fatma Salah is selected as the local legal expert to support GOPA Infra GmbH, the winning bidder, in the  KfW/EU-financed project “Energy Efficiency in Public Universities". The project will identify...

Egypt – Cabinet Confirms that Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia Projects can benefit from Tax Incentives under the Investment Law

June 19, 2022
The Prime Minister announced that companies operating in the following green energy project will benefit from the tax incentives stipulated under the Investment Law No. 72 for 2017: The production, storage and expor...

New Merger Fee Imposed on Renewable Plants in Egypt

February 8, 2022
Renewable power generation plants with a capacity of more than 500 kW will be subject to a new grid merger fee in Egypt. The Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency (EgyptERA) issued Ci...

Egypt Increases the Customs Tariff on Solar Panels – Is It 5% or 2%

January 30, 2022
According to Article 5 of Decree No. 419 of 2018 regulating Customs Tariff (“Customs Tariff Decree”), renewable energy machines and equipment (solar and wind) are subject to a flat rate of 2% or the regular customs...

Favorable Arbitral Award for a Multinational Construction Company

December 19, 2021
Tribunal decided unanimously the inarbitrability of construction social insurance disputes and dismissed the claim Riad & Riad scored a victory defending one of the international construction cong...
Energy regulation

Electricity and Renewable Energy Regulations in Egypt

January 18, 2021
In July 2015, a new law for electricity has been issued (Law no. 87 of 2015) to regulate all electricity activities with the aim of replacing the current single buyer model and establishing a fully competitive elect...

Merger Fee on Solar Net-metering

October 4, 2020
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...

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