Friday 18 Oct
Assiut National Petroleum Company (ANOPC) and the Orman Association have signed a collaborative agreement to produce biogas and organic fertilizer. The project will be implemented in rural communities surrounding the solar power complex in Assiut Governorate.
The protocol was signed by Engineer
Mohamed Badr El Din, Chairman of ANOPC, and Mamdouh Shaaban, Director General
of the Orman Association. The signing ceremony was attended by Engineer Medhat
Shaaban, Assistant Executive President of the Egyptian General Petroleum
Corporation, Mohamed Hussein, Deputy Minister of Social Solidarity in Assiut
Governorate, and officials from the social responsibility sector at the
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
This biogas and organic
fertilizer project aligns with the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral
Resources' primary focus on environmental preservation.
It is expected that the biogas
and organic fertilizer production project will achieve financial savings by
providing an alternative biogas source to replace LPG cylinders, according to a
statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The
production of biogas from agricultural and animal waste represents one of the
important solutions that villages rely on to address the shortage of
electricity and gas.
This project employs a
sustainable and cost-effective approach to waste management by converting
organic materials, including agricultural residues, livestock manure, and food
waste, into a renewable energy source. Through a process known as anaerobic
digestion, these materials are decomposed in an oxygen-free environment to
produce biogas, a gaseous mixture primarily composed of methane and carbon
dioxide.
In December, a research team at the
Energy Technology and Climate Change Laboratory in the Faculty of Engineering
at Ain Shams University succeeded in producing biogas similar to natural gas
through the process of anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural waste, a
biochemical process in which organic waste is placed in an oxygen-free
environment and left for a certain period to allow a biological reaction to
occur."
In a recent videoconference
meeting, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla lauded
Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC) for its pivotal role in ensuring Egypt's
energy security. AMOC's production of essential petroleum products, including
base oils and blended fuel oil, has been instrumental in meeting domestic
demand and reducing reliance on imports. This recognition underscores AMOC's
commitment to supporting the country's economic growth and energy independence.
In his remarks, AMOC Chairman and Managing Director Amr Lotfy emphasized that the company's performance indicators in the 2023-2024 fiscal year showed a noticeable development in production rates.
