The Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) and Global energy and marine consultancy ABL have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to “realise carbon-reduction initiatives for Egypt’s aviation industry.”
As part of the MoU, which was signed on the 3rd February, 2025 both parties commit to “collaboration and technical support in the research and development (R&D) of methodologies for the decarbonisation, introduction of carbon credits and other carbon-reduction initiatives.”
ABL says the parties will also “support each other in the technology transfer, training, capacity building and other technical initiatives to support Egypt’s roadmap to reducing the Egyptian aviation industry’s carbon footprint.”
According to ABL, its “operations in Cairo, Egypt, and originally known and trading as LOC Egypt, will lead the future collaboration on this with EHCAAN.”
ABL says, “under the scope of work, ABL Egypt will support in exploring the technical and commercial feasibility of potential carbon-reduction technologies. These include, but are not limited to, the hybridisation and modernisation of process and equipment to integrate renewable energy resource and drive overall efficiencies, the integration of solar PV, and the potential of green hydrogen.”
Tamer Gamil, ABL’s country manager in Egypt said: “Aviation is one of the most significant contributors to carbon dioxide emission. We are honoured to partner with EHCAAN to explore potential methods, alternative fuels, and a roadmap for emissions reduction in its national aviation programme.”
ABL’s Egyptian operation has supported numerous energy transition projects of national interest, including a feasibility study into the transition of offshore oil and gas tanker operations to net-zero – a joint study with EGPC for COP27. To support this project, it draws on the technical expertise of the wider ABL Group, including the renewable energy and technical advisory expertise of OWC, and expertise in facilities design and engineering of the group’s design and engineering branch, Longitude.