Egypt opens high-voltage tower line to boost manufacturing

Egypt’s Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) and the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy have launched a new production line for high- and ultra-high-voltage electricity transmission towers at AOI’s Aircraft Factory, the Cabinet said Sunday.

The facility, part of efforts to localise manufacturing under President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s Made in Egypt Initiative, has an initial annual capacity of 15,000 tons, set to double to 30,000 tons by year-end. It uses digital manufacturing technologies and is staffed by engineers and technicians trained in Industry 4.0 processes.

AOI Chairman Mokhtar Abdel Latif said the line will meet Egypt’s demand for high-voltage towers at competitive prices and international standards, while enabling exports to regional markets. The project builds on AOI’s success in producing telecom towers for major projects led by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Minister of Electricity Mahmoud Esmat said the government will place “special requirements” on upcoming renewable energy tenders to give priority to locally manufactured components, as part of its plan to localise industry and boost domestic production.

“Local content will be a standing priority in all our future projects,” Minister Esmat added. “The next phase will see special conditions in renewable energy tenders that give preference to domestic manufacturing.”

He said the ministry is “moving quickly” to implement renewable energy projects to expand generation capacity feeding into the national grid, while continuing work to upgrade and modernise the transmission network to “absorb new capacity, handle higher loads, and meet steadily rising consumption.”

The minister praised ongoing cooperation with the AOI, calling it “an integral part of the state’s plan to localise industry and achieve sustainable development.”

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: Y.Yasser