Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Discusses Efforts to Drive Green Transformation with Africa Finance Corporation and Infinity Power

H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, held a meeting with Mr. Mokhtar Abul Ata, Head of Business Development for North Africa at Infinity Power, and Mr. Eli Aluko, Investment Director at AFC Asset Management, Affiliated with the Africa Finance Corporation, to discuss enhancing joint cooperation efforts to promote green transformation and develop sustainable infrastructure in Egypt.

 

The meeting witnessed discussions on the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Fund launched by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) in collaboration with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with the aim of implementing sustainable infrastructure projects and supporting development and climate action priorities, especially in the energy and transportation sectors.

 

Africa Finance Corporation and Infinity Power officials presented the fund’s financing structure and the efforts made in recent period to mobilize concessional financing and technical support for various beneficiary countries, as well as its role in providing funding for private sector companies to strengthen their role in developing climate-resilient infrastructure projects.

 

For her part, H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, affirmed Egypt’s keenness to maximize partnerships with international institutions and climate investment funds to provide more financing for sustainable infrastructure projects, in addition to expanding private sector participation in development.

 

Dr. Al-Mashat highlighted the coordination carried out by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation with various national entities and development partners to put these efforts into practice, explaining that Egypt was selected among seven countries to benefit from the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) program to reduce emissions in the industrial sector under the Climate Investment Fund (CIF), which is the first global concessional financing initiative dedicated to reducing harmful emissions in the industrial sector of developing countries, with a value of $1 billion.

 

H.E. added that selection of Egypt as one of seven countries to benefit from the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) program for emission reduction in the industrial sector confirms the international community’s confidence in national strategies and efforts to enhance climate action, noting that the selection represents an important step toward enhancing the competitiveness of the Egyptian economy and attracting more climate investments.

 

H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat directed the technical sectors to strengthen communication with AFC and Infiniti officials in order to identify the details of the new fund and study the necessary steps to enhance the Egyptian private sector’s benefit from the financing available through the fund.