power outages
Power outages reduced on Friday
Egypt
July 18, 2014
Power outages reduced on Friday
The Electricity Observatory said power outages would be less on Friday.
Cabinet denies power outages would be resolved in 45 days
Egypt
July 14, 2014
Cabinet denies power outages would be resolved in 45 days
The Cabinet denied on Monday statements attributed to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb that the power outage problem would be resolved…
Mehleb: Power outages will end in 45 days
Egypt
July 13, 2014
Mehleb: Power outages will end in 45 days
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said power outages will be resolved in 45 days when new power stations will start adding…
Petroleum Minister: Power outages from old chronic problems
Egypt
July 10, 2014
Petroleum Minister: Power outages from old chronic problems
Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail said the power outages are a result of chronic problems that have been prevailing for a…
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…
Stores, restaurants to close early beginning Thursday, minister says
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Stores, restaurants to close early beginning Thursday, minister says
Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaki Abdeen told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Tuesday that a government order to close stores by 10…
Fire in Tebbin power station after nitrogen gas leak
Egypt
October 27, 2012
Fire in Tebbin power station after nitrogen gas leak
A fire broke out at the Tebbin power station south of Cairo Friday evening, after a nitrogen gas leak caused…
Electricity companies facing fuel shortage, ministry source says
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Electricity companies facing fuel shortage, ministry source says
Companies are facing fuel shortages that are threatening electricity production in the country, a senior source at the Electricity and…