President Alexandria University Dr. Rushdy Zahran inaugurated the solar lighting project in the Faculty of Science buildings in El Shatby and Muharram. The project was funded by the European Union (EU) within the program (ENPI-CBCMED) for joint cooperation across the Mediterranean Sea. The project name is:

"Using of modern technology in non-central solar energy applications in public facilities in the Mediterranean Sea countries".

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Dr. Essam El-Kurdi University Vice-President for Community Service and Environment Development, Dr. Mohamed Abaza, University Vice-President for Matroh Branch, Dr. Hesham Gaber, University Vice-President for Education and Student Affairs and Dr. Mohammed Ismail, Dean of the Faculty of Science in addition to deputies and faculty.

The project installed 120 semi-transparent solar panels (permeability of 16%) with solar shading system on a total of 60 windows in El Shatby building with total capacity of 17.28 kilowatt that will feed the overall network directly using the latest control devices. It is expected to generate electric power at approximately annual rate of 26.35 megawatt/ hour providing about 8% of the total electrical energy used annually in El Shatby building

Also two sunshades were erected in Moharram Bek building, one in the garden and the other one was installed on the roof of Administration building with total capacity of (12.18) kilowatts expected generated

power of (23.27 megawatts/hr) that shall provide about 4% of the electrical energy used annually in the building of Muharram Bek.