SONAC {Societe National Du Commerce}

SONAC is a family company that has specialized for over 25 years in growing producing and exporting top quality agricultural products.

Since 1994, SONAC has been producing Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) vegetable and fruits located in Alex-Cairo Agricultural Road, kilo 60, Damanhur.

Main Source of Pollution:

Solar is used in the factory as the boiler house fuel source, which is considered as a resource of the pollutants that discharges from the burning operation, specially, because it contains a percentage of sulfur, beside solar spillage with the liquid wastes that results from the factory, furthermore, the terrestrial pollution in the surrounding area of the boiler house and storing tank.

Environmental compliance Implemented Options

Replace the burner working by solar to dual system one working by natural gas and solar in case of shortage of the gas source causing   Reduction in the cost of fuel and emission produced.

Environmental and Economic Benefits

Environmental benefits:

Reduce CO2 emissions by 995  Ton/y.

Investment Cost: 350,000 L.E.

Economic Returns: 341,867 L.E. per year.

Return Period: One Year.

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Hegazy Farm:

The company works in the field of reclamation and cultivation of the desert land, cooling and preserving the packaging of the company’s products from (grapes, mango, pomegranate and Tangerine)

Environmental compliance Implemented Options

Constructing and operating on grid Photovoltaic power plant with the capacity 500 KW and connected to the South Cairo distribution company under the National Grid of Electricity.

Environmental and Economic Benefits

Environmental benefits:

1. Reduction in CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and expected due to savings in fuel consumption in the power station to generate electricity = 678 tons per year.
2. The expected reduction in carbon dioxide gas during the lifetime of the project = 16950 tons.

Investment Cost:

Investments required to construct, install and operate the plant including the pre-operation cost of the terminal structure, annual cables and maintenance, cell cleaning and electrical detection = 5,300,000 LE

Economic Returns:

Saving for the generation of electricity and connection to the South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company of the National Grid of Electricity= 863,518LE.

Return Period: 6 Years.

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MH Group

MH Group Electronics manufactures satellite dishes and receiver equipments.

Environmental compliance Implemented Options

Constructing and operating on grid Photovoltaic power plant with the capacity 70 KW and connected to the Alexandria distribution company under the National Grid of Electricity.

Environmental and Economic Benefits

Environmental benefits:

1. Reduction in CO2 emissions responsible for climate change and expected due to savings in fuel consumption in the power station to generate electricity = 220 tons per year.
2.  The expected reduction in carbon dioxide gas during the lifetime of the project = 5500 tons.

Investment Cost:

Investments required to construct, install and operate the plant including the pre-operation cost of the terminal structure, annual cables and maintenance, cell cleaning and electrical detection = 1,470,000 LE

Economic Returns:

Saving for the generation of electricity and connection to the Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company of the National Grid of Electricity= 245,000 LE

Return Period: 6 Years.