CAIRO, Jun 19 (NNN-MENA) – China donated a batch of energy-saving facilities to Egypt yesterday, to help promote the green transformation and climate adaptation of the country.
The donation, including solar LED street lights, LED bulbs, solar home systems, and energy-efficient air conditioners, is provided by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, to help Egypt’s consumption patterns go green.
During the delivery ceremony, held in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt, Liao Liqiang noted that, China-Egypt cooperation, in dealing with climate change, reflects the breadth and depth of the friendship between the two countries.
“It shows the firm determination by China and Egypt, in promoting green and low-carbon transformation and tackling climate change,” the ambassador said.
Ali Abo Sena, chief executive of the Environmental Affairs Agency of the Egyptian Environment Ministry, said that, the donation can help Egypt live up to its climate commitment by cutting green house gas emissions.
The donation was conducted under the framework of a memorandum of understanding, on donations to combat climate change, signed by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Egypt’s Environment Ministry, in 2016.– NNN-MENA