Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, held a meeting with the ministry's executive leadership
To discuss the mechanism of using renewable energy in pumping groundwater, as an environmentally friendly source and to save operating and maintenance expenses, in addition to preserving stock
Al-Joufi by controlling the number of operating hours.

In the same context, the groundwater sector has finished preparing 117 wells to work with solar energy in the governorates of the New Valley, Upper Egypt, Sinai and Bahariya oases, in addition to setting up a plan to convert the operation of 165 wells in the New Valley to work with solar energy, and signing a cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation and the Wadi Governorate The new one is to equip 85 wells in the governorate to work with solar energy, and it is intended to convert the remaining wells to work with solar energy upon completion of the implementation of the protocol work, as the sector is currently working on preparing 81 wells to work with solar energy in Upper Egypt and Bahariya Oasis.