electricity

1,144 megawatts added to grid to face August heat
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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