electricity
1,144 megawatts added to grid to face August heat
Egypt
July 21, 2015
1,144 megawatts added to grid to face August heat
The Ministry of Electricity said it will be adding an additional 1,144 megawatts to the national grid, in order to…
President approves law empowering private sector to produce electricity
Business
July 13, 2015
President approves law empowering private sector to produce electricity
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has adopted changes to the laws on power generation and the national electricity authority, which essentially…
Ain Sohkna electricity plant workers disgruntled by humble salary bonus
Egypt
July 8, 2015
Ain Sohkna electricity plant workers disgruntled by humble salary bonus
Young engineers at the Ain Sokhna electricity plant have voiced their dissatisfaction with the performance bonus which was disbursed to…
Ministry promises reward for pylon sabotage informants
Egypt
June 29, 2015
Ministry promises reward for pylon sabotage informants
Egypt’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Ministry announced in a statement on Monday it would disburse monetary rewards to anybody providing information…
26,800 MW of electricity generated for the first time in the history of the ministry
Egypt
June 19, 2015
26,800 MW of electricity generated for the first time in the history of the ministry
The Ministry of Electricity announced that it has generated for the first time in its history 26,800 megawatts, thanks to…
32 IEDs destroy 4 electricity transmission towers in Giza
Egypt
June 15, 2015
32 IEDs destroy 4 electricity transmission towers in Giza
Unknown assailants used 32 IEDs to destroy four electricity transmission towers in Osim, north of Giza at dawn on Monday,…
Official: Egypt-Saudi electricity linkage project to start in July 2017
Egypt
June 12, 2015
Official: Egypt-Saudi electricity linkage project to start in July 2017
The trial run of the electricity linkage project between Saudi Arabia and Egypt will expectedly start in mid-July 2017, said…
Minister pledges power outage crises not to occur
Egypt
June 1, 2015
Minister pledges power outage crises not to occur
Electricity and Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker pledged that the recurrence of last year's frequent and long power outages during the summer…
Weak electric current shuts down 10 drinking water stations in New Valley
Egypt
May 28, 2015
Weak electric current shuts down 10 drinking water stations in New Valley
Ten drinking water stations were shut down in Kharga city, New Valley due to the weak electric current, causing water…
Electricity Ministry: Committed to price restructuring over 5 years
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Electricity Ministry: Committed to price restructuring over 5 years
Sabah Mashaly, depuy electricity minister for developing political communication and performance, said the ministry is committed to the electricity prices…