GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION IN ENERGY AND SOLAR ENERGY IN THE WORLD AND EGYPT
To meet its energy needs, the world community currently depends heavily on fossil fuels that are non-renewable and unfriendly to the environment. Therefore, the switch to renewable energy sources is inevitable. The push towards renewable energy in emerging markets continues to pique the interest of investors, financiers and operators alike. This paper provides an overview about the marketed energy consumption in the world, common systems and applications for renewable source especially solar energy, which is the best-known and most widely available renewable energy source. In this paper, we turn our attention to-wards Egypt, which is attempting to address a 10 year-long energy crisis by transforming its energy mix to include an installed capacity share target of 20% renewables (10GW) by 2022.