The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) warned citizens not to use elevators at specific times, coinciding with power outages and a heat wave hitting the country.
“The load reduction program is implemented according to the capabilities required of each control, taking into account that the outages begin at a period of 10 minutes before the top of the hour and 10 minutes after it, and the duration of the disconnection does not exceed one hour from the time of the outage,” the company said in a statement.
Although the electricity company’s statement specified approximate dates for the outages, social media reactions showcased widespread confusion regarding when these outages would occur.
The Minister of Electricity, Mohamed Shaker, said in remarks that there is a “temporary” crisis in electricity production due to a lack of fuel, and low pressure in gas networks brought on by high loads on the electricity network.
Shaker called on citizens to rationalize electricity consumption in order to reduce blackout hours.
