CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – The Cabinet approved on Wednesday, during a meeting under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, a feed-in tariff of $0.044 per kilowatt-hour for electricity generated from sewage sludge or biogas extracted from sanitary landfills, as part of efforts to support renewable energy and waste-to-energy projects.

Under the approved framework, project companies will be granted usufruct rights to state land for up to 25 years and are responsible for all permits, grid connection costs, and environmental studies. Power generated will be sold to electricity distribution companies through power purchase agreements, with payments in Egyptian pounds based on the central bank's USD exchange rate at the time of invoicing.

The total installed capacity from such projects is capped at 80 MW over three years. The tariff may be reviewed after reaching this limit or at the end of the three-year period, whichever comes first.

A joint committee headed by the Waste Management Regulatory Authority will oversee project evaluations and define technical and financial conditions for contracts, with representation from key ministries and agencies. (MENA)
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