ministry of electricity
Egypt to host 2nd Africa Smart Grid Forum
Egypt
May 20, 2015
Egypt to host 2nd Africa Smart Grid Forum
The Electricity Ministry will host the second Africa Smart Grid Forum on March 6-7, 2016 in Cairo, the ministry announced…
Ministry signs US$9.6 billion deal for coal-fired electricity plan
Business
March 17, 2015
Ministry signs US$9.6 billion deal for coal-fired electricity plan
The Electricity Ministry said on Tuesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the joint-stock petroleum company Tharwa for…
Ministry: Electricity cuts drop by 50%
Egypt
January 15, 2015
Ministry: Electricity cuts drop by 50%
The Ministry of Electricity said Thursday that electricity cuts it induces to ration consumption dropped by 50 percent, thanks to…
Electricity minister promises outage-free summer
Egypt
January 6, 2015
Electricity minister promises outage-free summer
The Electricity Ministry vowed on Monday to secure a regular power supply during summer, describing the issue as a matter…
Sewedy to install $706 mn in power stations for electricity ministry
Business
January 5, 2015
Sewedy to install $706 mn in power stations for electricity ministry
El Sewedy Electric has announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed two contracts for the importing, installation and test…
Newspaper: Mubarak-era electricity officials received French bribes
Egypt
December 24, 2014
Newspaper: Mubarak-era electricity officials received French bribes
The public prosecutor and other investigation services are conducting an investigation about possible bribes given to Electricity Ministry officials under former…
Egyptian citizen’s ‘invention’ may ease power outage problem
Egypt
October 2, 2014
Egyptian citizen’s ‘invention’ may ease power outage problem
Frequent power cuts and the sinking of entire regions in darkness, pushed Osama Ayoub, an electricity school teacher in Gerga,…
PM Beblawy picks more ministers for new Cabinet
Egypt
July 15, 2013
PM Beblawy picks more ministers for new Cabinet
Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy met on Monday with Ashraf al-Arabi, a candidate for the Planning Ministry post in Egypt's interim…
Major power station fails, triggers more blackouts
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Major power station fails, triggers more blackouts
One of the nation’s largest power stations came to a complete halt today due to a lack of gas, triggering…
Minister: New power station will improve electricity services
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Minister: New power station will improve electricity services
Electricity Minister Mahmoud Balbaa announced that a new 500-megawatt power station in West Damietta would improve the country's electricity problems.…