Presidential Resolution No. 293 of 2011 about the convention on the headquarters of the Regional Center for renewable Energy and Energy efficiency signed in Cairo on 5/8/2010 between the Government of Egypt and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.

This Agreement declares Egypt to be the headquarters of the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) which represents Jordan, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Yemen, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, and Libya. This center aims to expand the application of policies and economically effective technologies related to renewable energies and energy efficiency in the Arab region in order to increase the share of the region's countries in renewable energy products, energy efficiency and its internal services in those countries and other services within the framework of the global market. The Agreement is composed of 10 articles. Article 1 deals with general provisions in particular, terms and definitions. Article 3 states that Cairo will be the permanent headquarters for the Regional Center for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency. Article 6 provides for the main tasks that this Center will be undertaking in terms of policies’ application, creating platforms of cooperation between the different countries involved. It will also focus on research and evaluation through the transfer of technologies of renewable energy from EU countries. The Agreement provides other administrative and structural information about the center as well as privileges, ratification and entry into force of the Agreement.