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Important projects
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Investment
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Investment has much attention in Red Sea Governorate, and
many fields of investment are available (tourist,
industrial, service) which positively affect the
comprehensive development in the Governorate.
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Some of
the important projects:
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Water desalination project in Ras Ghareb, with capacity
of 200000 cubic meter/day, implemented by the Egyptian
Armed Forces
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- Project goals:
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(1) Increasing fresh water
supply in the Governorate from 70000 cubic meter/day to
270000 cubic meter/day to meet Governorate's need until 2017
(2) Decreasing the dependence
on the use of river
Nile water as a strategic goal
of the whole country.
(3) The creation of new job
chances
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Project components:
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(1) First Phase: Huge
desalination unite with capacity of 100000 cubic meter/day
(2) Second Phase: The
completion of the first phase so that it may produce 200000
cubic meter/day
(3) Pumping salt water into the
salt-producing areas between Ras Ghareb and Shoqair (with
total area of 13000 acres)
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- 2- Electricity production by
the use of solar energy
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Project goals:
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(1) Using the renewable energy
as a source that is compatible with the environment
(2) Decreasing the pressure on
the main electricity network
- The available information
about the first Egyptian solar power plant in Koraimat:
a. Project space : 600000 sq
meter
b. Cost: 250000000 US
$
(3) Finance: A grant donated by
the International Environmental Association – A soft loan
presented by the Japanese International Cooperation Bank
(4) Production capacity: the
plant includes 130000 movable mirror with total capacity of
140 mega watt linked to the national electricity network of
Egypt.
(5) The project saves about
10000 tons of oil every year and reduces the emission of
20000 tons of dioxide carbon
it should be noted that
Egypt
has to provide
20%
of the total electricity demand from the renewable
resources by 2020.
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- 3- Waste recycling project by
the use of the waste produced by hotels and resorts
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- Project information:
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(1) Cost: 90000000 €
(2) Implementation: By the
Swedish Catchina Company which has implemented a similar
project in Kafr El-Shaikh –
Egypt
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- Project goals:
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(1) The conversion of waste
into electricity
(2) Recycling garbage and
converting it into a substance used in the production of
plastic, paper, glass, metals, … etc.
(3) The conversion of the green
garbage into organic fertilizers
(4) The safe disposal of waste
( waste contains more than 39 carcinogenic substances found
in the waste of cars, paintings, house cleaning materials,
chemical substances and pesticides.
(5) Producing fuel for the cars
that transport waste.
(6) Creating 300 new job
chances
(7) The elimination of
groundwater pollution resulted by the bury of waste.
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Petrochemical project in Qusair to be implemented by the
Armed Forces
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Project goals:
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(1)
The use
of Phosphate available In Qusair in the industry by:
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a.
Establishing a factory to produce Super
Phosphate Fertilizer.
b.
Establishing a factory to produce Phosphoric Acid
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Project side effects:
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(1) There are reports that warn
against the project's dangerous environmental effects that
affect humans. Animals and plants, therefore, it is
important to obtain the necessary
environmental permits to get the final accreditation for the
project and to determine the project's effects on the
maritime environment especially under the global follow-up
of the
Red Sea pollution levels and to avoid getting
involved in any conflicts in this concern.
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- 5- The project
of constructing a dry port in Safaga
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In the frame of
upgrading Safaga Port to finish crowdness and provide more
spaces for exporters and importers and to facilitate the
administrative procedures.
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Project goals:
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(1)
The elimination
of crowdness in Safaga Port
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The creation
of new job chances
(3)
Providing
more spaces for containers and more stores for Exporters and
importers
(4)
Taking
customs and administrative procedures in the dry port
instead of the sea port saves 30 – 40% of used time.
(5)
Organizing
the movement of the passengers (entry/exit), customs and
administrative procedures and maritime agencies
(6)
Scheduling
the exported goods according to the ship movement
(7)
Upgrading Safaga sea port
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Finance: We
suggest to implement the project by a grant donated by UAE
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- 6- The project
of Safaga containers terminal to serve the industrial
cities in Upper Egypt
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The project shall be implemented by
The Holding Transportation Company |
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Project goals:
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(1)
The completion the major
development pivot to directly link the biggest three cities
in the Upper Egypt with Safaga.
(2)
Linking the
Upper Egypt with the international trade and establishing a
modern integrated containers terminal three hours away from
the industrial cities in Upper Egypt
(3)
Creating new job chances
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Available information about the project:
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(1)
Project Area : 2000000 sq
m in the area behind Abu-Tartoor port
(2)
Cost:
670000000 LE
(3)
Finance: by
the Holding Transportation Company
(4)
Production Capacity: establishing a terminal with total
capacity of half a million containers a year until it
reaches 1.2 million containers a year.
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Procedures taken for the
project in the Governorate:
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(1)
The Holding Transportation
Company proposed the project after the launch of Red Sea /
Upper Egypt road by the Governor on 2/6/2010.
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Safaga City
Council responded that the required space is available.
(3)
The Holding
Transportation Company was asked to prepare the
feasibility study,
the financial situation and the necessary documents of the
company. The company responded to this request.
(4)
Investment committee shall be held after the issuance of the
regulations organizing dealing with state lands by the
Egyptian Cabinet.
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The project of an
International Conference and Qualitative Tourism Center:
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The
establishment of an International Conference Center in
Hurghada with total area of 300000 – 500000 sq m
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Project Goals:
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(1)
Adding conference tourism
in Hurghada to the international tourist agenda to achieve a
tremendous tourist propaganda leading to increasing tourism
and investment levels in Red Sea Governorate.
(2)
Adding local
and international tourism to the tourist agenda of Red Sea
Governorate.
(3)
The
creation of new job chances
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The proposal of the project
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(1)
A hotel and international
conference center
(2)
Olympic and
entertainment swimming pools
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Tennis and
squash courts equipped for organizing the international
championships to add Egypt to the global map in this field.
(4)
Standard
golf courses
(5)
Entertainment and trade malls
(6)
A sport
academy to host the training camps of the Egyptian and
international teams in addition to the young people in the
Governorate.
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Important projects
in the field of agriculture
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- 1-
Cultivation of Al-Hawashia valley in Ras
Ghareb
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Purpose:
Cultivation of 26000 acres depending on groundwater and
floods water through the construction of dams. This will
create about 5200 new job chances.
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The authorities that make the studies:
a.
The Institute of
Desert Research (The Ministry of Agriculture)
b.
The Institute of
Water Resources Research (The Ministry o Water Resources)
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Cost:
18000000 LE to complete the studies and industrial works
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- 2-
Greenhouse project in Airport road –
Hurghada
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Purpose:
Building 10 greenhouses to provide fresh vegetables
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Cost:
72686 LE
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Total production:
42 tons of (cucumber, tomato, pepper, …etc)
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Sheep breeding project
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Purpose:
Providing sheep with suitable prices especially during
Al-Adha Feast
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Cost:
650000 LE (financed by the Governorate)
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Total production:
500 heads of sheep
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