Nile Valley, desert and two seas
Cairo · Alexandria · Suez
- Heat
- high
- Humidity
- moderate
- Dust
- high
- Water stress
- extreme
Energy
Natural gas dominates power generation; wind in the Gulf of Suez and solar, with the Benban park, are growing, and the El Dabaa nuclear plant is under construction. In 2023 and 2024, gas shortages forced rolling power cuts.
Design levers
- On-site generation and storage, to ride through grid power cuts
- Filtration against sand and dust storms
- Closed loop, with no water evaporation