More green cooperation between Egypt and Italy? Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad discussed creating private sector partnerships with Italy’s Ambassador to Egypt Michel Quaroni on recycling construction and demolition waste, according to a statement. They also discussed cooperation in biodiesel production through recycling cooking oil and recycling agricultural waste, with Fouad highlighting that the sector is a promising investment opportunity given that the country produces 42 mn tons of agricultural waste annually. Quaroni expressed his country’s interest in managing Egypt’s agricultural waste as a key source of biofuels through several specialized Italian companies.

And there’s more: Fouad also presented opportunities in solid waste, highlighting efforts by the government to implement a new system for managing the sector including the issuance of a new law for waste management and several private sector green incentives. They also discussed cooperation in recycling packaging waste, with Fouad expressing interest in becoming familiarized with Italian technology that could provide alternatives to the use of plastics in packaging.

ALSO- Egypt and Palestine are looking to expand renewables cooperation: Egypt’s Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker met with President of the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority Dhafer Melhem to discuss expanding cooperation in renewable energy projects, according to a statement. Melhem expressed interest in exchanging technical knowledge in renewables, and said that the authority is examining the requirements for resuming the transmission of energy through the existing interconnection between the two countries.

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Oman and Iran talk energy, minerals: Omani Energy and Minerals Minister Salem Al-Awfi met with the Iranian Oil Minister Javad Oji to discuss cooperation in energy and minerals, Asharq Business reports. The meeting took place during a visit by Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik to Tehran this week, where the two countries inked four agreements to boost cooperation in investment, freezones, and energy. The energy agreements signed were “the most prominent,” given Oman’s recent prioritization of hydrogen and renewable energy production,according to economist and head of investments at the Oman National Investments Development Company (Tanmia) Ahmed Kashoub told Asharq.

Oman also met with China to discuss minerals + renewables: Undersecretary of Oman’s Energy and Minerals Ministry Mohsin bin Hamad Al Hadrami met with a delegation of China’s National Development and Reform Commission to discuss economic partnership opportunities in the minerals sector, as well as exploring pathways to utilizing Chinese tech and expertise to localize renewables and green hydrogen-related infrastructure in the sultanate, Times of Oman reports.