National Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)

Established in September 1985 to act as the national focal point for expanding

efforts to develop and introduce renewable energy technologies to Egypt commercially and implement related energy conservation programs.

NREA plans and implements renewable energy programs with other concerned national and international institutions.

Terms of reference include: 

-Renewable energy resource assessment.

-Research, development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation of the different RE technologies focusing on solar, wind, and biomass.

-Implementation of renewable energy projects.

-Proposing the Egyptian standard specifications for renewable energy equipment & systems and conducting tests to evaluate their performance under the Egyptian prevailing conditions, hence issuing respective licensing certificates to that effect.

-Rendering of consultancy services in the field of renewable energy.

-Technology transfer and development of local manufacturing of Renewable Energy equipment.

-Education, training, and information dissemination.