Egypt to supply Germany with gas, agrees hydrogen partnership
General Anzeiger
Egypt鈥檚 president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged to assist Germany鈥檚 move towards independence from Russia by supplying natural gas and agreed on a green hydrogen partnership during a meeting with 聽German chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, newspaper General Anzeiger . Scholz stressed the importance of moving away from fossil fuels and reiterated that Germany aims to be one of the first climate-neutral industrialised nations. Meanwhile, Egypt鈥檚 al-Sisi said he is looking to make the UN climate conference COP27, in November in Sharm el-Sheikh a success, adding he wanted to make Egypt a 鈥渉ub for renewable energy.鈥�
The agreement between Egypt and Germany follows NGO calls for Scholz to increase the federal budget for climate finance, and show that Germany is accelerating its transition to renewable energy in response to the ongoing gas crisis and Russia鈥檚 war of aggression against Ukraine. German chancellor Scholz has been visiting in recent months in an effort to source fossil fuels, particularly gas, from elsewhere amongst uncertainties regarding Russian supplies.
