Egypt reviews $16 million Cairo waste plant and electric bus plans
Officials and a World Bank delegation reviewed preparations for an integrated waste facility in 10th of Ramadan City that will process 15,000 tons a day.
Local Development and Environment Minister Manal Awad met a World Bank delegation on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to review progress on the Greater Cairo Air Pollution and Climate Change Management Project. The talks, held at the ministry's headquarters in the New Capital, covered preparations for a $16 million integrated waste management facility in 10th of Ramadan City.
Awad welcomed 20 new electric buses added to the Bus Rapid Transit system, funded with nearly $7 million from the World Bank Group. The facility, covering 1,228 feddans, is designed to process about half of the waste generated in Greater Cairo and to serve the region for more than 30 years under a public-private partnership.
The meeting also addressed closing the Abu Zaabal dumpsite and developing the Amiriyah bus depot to house 100 electric buses. Officials said the waste facility is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent and create more than 3,500 direct and indirect jobs.
Why it mattersResidents of Greater Cairo and workers in the waste and transport sectors stand to see the new facility and buses, with more than 3,500 jobs expected to be created.