Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, CEO of the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority, revealed that the opening of the museum's solar power plant contributes to generating clean energy that covers around 12% of the museum's total electricity consumption, stressing that ambitions to expand in this field continue, with plans to increase reliance on renewable and sustainable energy sources in the coming period to reach 25% by generating 1 megawatt.
Speaking at the conference marking the opening of the solar power plant at the Grand Egyptian Museum, he said the project is a clear declaration of a strategy adopted by the Egyptian state, based on preserving human heritage in parallel with achieving sustainability and protecting the environment.
This came during the press conference held at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the presence of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy, Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Fumio Iwai and a representative of the United Nations Development Programme.
Dr. Ghoneim added that installing the solar panels is part of a comprehensive vision aimed at turning the museum into a model to be followed in environmental sustainability, reflecting the drive toward a more efficient future relying on clean energy, and stressed that sustainability at the Grand Egyptian Museum is not just a slogan but an integrated approach applied across all aspects of operation and development.
