Qatar Participates in Arab League Energy Expert Committee Meeting

Cairo, March 14 (QNA) - The 16th meeting of the expert committee on renewable energy and energy efficiency kicked off Tuesday at the Arab League General Secretariat's headquarters in Cairo with the participation of the State of Qatar, represented by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA). In his speech at the meeting, HE Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Economic Affairs sector in the Arab League Ambassador Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al Malki stressed the significance of this meeting and the matters in hand, in the participation of a group of Arab renewable energy and energy efficiency experts, along with representatives of regional and international organizations. Al Malki pointed out that green hydrogen is at the top of the meeting's agenda, noting that the Secretariat of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity set the agenda's topics in cooperation with the German government, due to the Council's interest, especially given the exacerbation of the global energy crisis as well as the Arab strategy for green hydrogen, in addition to energy transition in the Arab region, electric cars, water desalination, and renewable energy. He also indicated that an agreement will be reached in the meeting in relation to the Arab Energy Efficiency Day competition, celebrated annually on May 21. (QNA)