Egypt allocates 200 feddans for desalination and industrial expansion

Egypt's cabinet has approved the allocation of 200.4 feddans of land to support desalination projects and industrial expansion, aiming to strengthen infrastructure and boost investment. A 60.44-feddan plot in Borg El Arab, Alexandria, is designated for seawater desalination plants as part of a long-term strategy to expand water capacity through 2050, involving private sector partnerships. Additionally, 139.96 feddans in Abu Khalifa, Qantara West, Ismailia, will be integrated into the Abu Khalifa industrial zone within the Suez Canal Economic Zone to develop an industrial and services hub. The cabinet also approved Al-Azhar University's appointment of a private consultancy firm for the finishing phase of a maternity and childhood facility at its university hospital in Damietta. Furthermore, the government cleared the establishment of "Arco Seeds," a new joint-stock company led by the Agricultural Research Center, in partnership with the Future of Egypt Sustainable Development Authority, the Agricultural Bank of Egypt, the National Company for Protected Crops, and private sector participants. This company will focus on producing vegetable and fruit seeds to enhance agricultural productivity and localize seed production in Egypt.