electricity
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Electricity minister forms committee to study Upper Egypt power outage
Fathallah Shalaby, head of the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, said that a sudden malfunction in main transformers was behind the…
Eight governorates experience power outages
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Eight governorates experience power outages
Governorates in Upper Egypt experienced a wave a blackouts Wednesday evening, leading shops to close. An Electricity Ministry source said…
Protesters block agricultural road over Beheira power outage
Egypt
January 8, 2013
Protesters block agricultural road over Beheira power outage
Dozens of residents of a Beheira Governorate village blocked the agricultural highway Tuesday evening to protest a three-day-long power outage…
Electricity price hikes a necessity, says official; but will hit poor the hardest
Business
December 21, 2012
Electricity price hikes a necessity, says official; but will hit poor the hardest
A recent government hike in electricity prices means Egyptians will soon be paying more to switch on a lamp or…
New deputy electricity minister chosen by FJP, sources say
Egypt
December 10, 2012
New deputy electricity minister chosen by FJP, sources say
President Mohamed Morsy has appointed Ahmed Imam, former head of the Cairo Electricity Production Company, as deputy electricity and energy…
Ministry announces new Suez power station
Egypt
October 31, 2012
Ministry announces new Suez power station
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Wednesday that it is moving forward with plans to build a steam-electric…
Demand grows and inequalities widen in Egypt’s gas industry
Business
October 29, 2012
Demand grows and inequalities widen in Egypt’s gas industry
The simple act of turning on a stove can mean two very different things for Egyptian families. In one case,…
Gas shortage threatens new round of power cuts
Egypt
October 9, 2012
Gas shortage threatens new round of power cuts
The Petroleum Ministry admitted Tuesday that there is a shortage in the gas supply for power stations and explained that…
Power cuts continue nationwide as public anger mounts
Egypt
August 13, 2012
Power cuts continue nationwide as public anger mounts
Power cuts continued across governorates Monday, with little sign of swift solutions in the making. Facing mounting pressure, the Electricity…
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
Officials are working to restore electricity after two large power plants in 10th Ramadan City that supply vast swathes of…