electricity
Thousands stranded after metro power cut
Egypt
December 8, 2010
Thousands stranded after metro power cut
Thousands of passengers were stranded at metro station platforms in Cairo Wednesday morning due to an electricity failure. State media…
Egypt to aid construction of electricity plants in Uganda
Egypt
December 7, 2010
Egypt to aid construction of electricity plants in Uganda
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has announced the establishment of an Egyptian company for electricity generation in Uganda. On…
Egypt-Saudi power linkage project to begin next year
Business
October 14, 2010
Egypt-Saudi power linkage project to begin next year
Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy spokesman Aktham Abul Ela said SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian engineering and construction firm, has won…
Daqahliya farmers defy ministry ban on burning rice husks
Egypt
September 30, 2010
Daqahliya farmers defy ministry ban on burning rice husks
Ignoring environment ministry penalties of up to LE10,000, Daqahliya farmers nevertheless burned rice husks during Environment Minister Maged George’s visit…
Electricity fees to be raised by 7.5% in November
Egypt
September 29, 2010
Electricity fees to be raised by 7.5% in November
The government has decided to apply the fifth phase of planned electricity fee increases in November, according to an official…
Democracy and nuclear power
Opinion
September 15, 2010
Democracy and nuclear power
What’s the relationship between nuclear power and democracy? This question may appear strange as the two seem entirely unrelated, at…
Egypt imports 100 megawatts of Jordanian electricity in single day
Business
September 2, 2010
Egypt imports 100 megawatts of Jordanian electricity in single day
Jordan on Tuesday announced it had exported between 50 and 100 megawatts of electricity to Egypt via the shared Inter-Arab…
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
Egypt
August 31, 2010
Q&A: Government’s legislative performance slowing down, says chairman of the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association
Al-Masry Al-Youm: Some believe the government has been faring clumsily over the recent period, what about your assessment? Ashraf el-Gazayerly:…
The heat is on
Opinion
August 31, 2010
The heat is on
I am spending this Ramadan outside of Egypt, in cooler climes. I suppose I should be grateful to have avoided…
Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head
Egypt
August 30, 2010
Q&A: Decreased consumption ‘only solution’ to electricity crisis, says EEHC head
Mohamed Awad, head of the state-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has been forced into the spotlight due to popular…