In 1966 the First Conference of Industrial Development in Arab States, held in Kuwait, issued its recommendation to establish an industrial development center to mobilize and promote industrial development in the Arab Countries. In 1968, the Center was established in Cairo, and held its first board meeting in Cairo in 1969. In 1978, the Center was promoted to an independent Arab organization, named the Arab Industrial Development Organization (AIDO.) Later in 1989, the scope of AIDO was broadened to cover mining, and Organization was given a new name; Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO.)

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The programme is run by two Universities – the University of Kassel and the Cairo University - in cooperation with institutions and companies in the renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE&EE) sector. Both universities bring to the programme profound expertise in research and development and capacity building in the field of RE&EE.

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The GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.

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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was officially established in Bonn on 26 January 2009. Up-to-date, 79 States have signed the Statute of the Agency, amongst them 29 African, 27 European, 16 Asian and 7 Latin-American countries.

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MED-EMIP encompasses 10 countries; Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morroco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey.

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REN21 is a global policy network that provides a forum for international leadership on renewable energy. Its goal is to bolster policy development for the rapid expansion of renewable energies in developing and industrialized economies. Open to a wide variety of dedicated stakeholders, REN21 connects governments, international institutions, non-governmental organisations, industry associations, and other partnerships and initiatives. Linking the energy, development and environment sectors, REN21 strengthens the influence of the unique renewable energy community that came together at the "renewables 2004" conference in Bonn. REN21 is the network in which ideas are shared and action is encouraged to promote renewable energy worldwide.

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SolarPACES is an international cooperative organization bringing together teams of national experts from around the world to focus on the development and marketing of concentrating solar power systems (also known as solar thermal power systems). It is one of a number of collaborative programs managed under the umbrella of the International Energy Agency to help find solutions to worldwide energy problems.

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SOLATERM is an EU funded project that brings research institutions, energy agencies, authorities and enterprises from EU and the Southern Mediterranean partners closer together. The project consortium with partners from 8 Southern Mediterranean and 5 EU countries has the aim to promote the application of a new generation of solar thermal systems in the Mediterranean partner countries.

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The DESERTEC Foundation is intended to serve as a hub for realizing the DESERTEC Concept. It will also work for creating a global alliance to ensure security of energy supplies, to promote economic development, and to stabilize the world's climate. Since the DESERTEC Concept can serve as key part of any scenario for sustainable development in a world with 10 billion people, it will be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders. An important function of the DESERTEC Foundation will be to serve as a think tank and forum for the exchange of ideas and for discussion of relevant issues.

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for their citizens. Founded during the oil crisis of 1973-74, the IEA's initial role was to co-ordinate measures in times of oil supply emergencies. As energy markets have changed, so has the IEA. Its mandate has broadened to incorporate the "Three E's" of balanced energy policy making: energy security, economic development and environmental protection. With a staff of around 190, mainly energy experts and statisticians from its 28 member countries, the IEA conducts a broad programme of energy research, data compilation, publications and public dissemination of the latest energy policy analysis and recommendations on good practices.

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The Joint Committee, abbreviated JCEE is a new form of a cooperation framework with a broad scope of work for a sustainable energy future in Egypt through dissemination of renewable energy applications and energy efficiency technologies. The JCEE offers a platform for energy policy discussion, for developing initiatives for investment as well as institutional projects, awareness and capacity building activities and establishing contacts and exchange between the two countries. It has links to bilateral initiatives on renewable energy and energy efficiency and tries to activate synergies between them. This Joint Committee is supported by a bilateral technical cooperation project under the same title JCEE. This project is financed by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and provides resources for the activities and operations of the JCEE. The implementing partners of the cooperation are the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)

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The World Energy Council (WEC) is the foremost multi-energy organization in the world today. WEC has Member Committees in nearly 100 countries, including most of the largest energy-producing and energy consuming countries. Established in 1923; the organisation covers all types of energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables.

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