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Israel pledges to halt West Bank power cuts
World
February 27, 2015
Israel pledges to halt West Bank power cuts
Israel will stop cutting power to Palestinian cities over unpaid bills and will deduct funds from tax money to prevent…
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,…
Egyptians urged to rationalize electricity as cuts reach unprecedented rates
Egypt
August 19, 2014
Egyptians urged to rationalize electricity as cuts reach unprecedented rates
The Egyptian Electric Holding Company is once again asking consumers to reduce consumption in order to avoid power cuts that…
PM meets with ministers of electricity and petroleum to end power cuts problem
Egypt
April 6, 2014
PM meets with ministers of electricity and petroleum to end power cuts problem
Cabinet sources said Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb is meeting on Sunday evening with the ministers of electricity and petroleum to…
Electricity Minister: No more power cuts in 2014 thanks to Saudi Arabia
Egypt
December 20, 2013
Electricity Minister: No more power cuts in 2014 thanks to Saudi Arabia
Minister of Electricity Ahmed Imam said that his government has a permanent solution for power outages that are common especially…
Special report: How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt
Egypt
July 25, 2013
Special report: How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt
When Egyptians poured onto the streets in their millions to demand the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, few…
Electricity official says power outage crisis resolved
Egypt
May 25, 2013
Electricity official says power outage crisis resolved
An official from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Saturday that natural gas supplies in Egypt's power plants…
Power up: Electric generator sales are on the rise
Life & Style
April 21, 2013
Power up: Electric generator sales are on the rise
With news about future power cuts mounting and rumors of three- and four-hour-long power cuts in Cairo this summer, electric…
Power cuts continue in several governorates
Egypt
April 3, 2013
Power cuts continue in several governorates
Power cuts continued in several governorates on Wednesday due to shortages in fuel supplies to power plants. The Electrical…
EGAS in bid to import gas ahead of summer
Egypt
March 10, 2013
EGAS in bid to import gas ahead of summer
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has issued a tender to import 1 billion cubic feet per day of…