Items related to energy

A customer gets his haircut at a barber's shop during a power-cut in Cairo, 4 August 2012.
Power cuts continue in several governorates
Al-Masry Al-Youm 03 Apr 2013
  Power cuts continued in several governorates on Wednesday due to shortages in fuel supplies to power plants. The...
A banner reads "Empty Tank" as tens of cars queue at petrol station, Cairo, January 16,2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Egypt to import Libya oil, pay down energy debt
Reuters 27 Mar 2013
Egypt will import 900,000 barrels of oil a month from Libya starting in April and is paying off some of the money it...
A file photo of electricity pylons.
Govt attempts to settle dispute between energy ministries
Egypt Independent 17 Mar 2013
The petroleum minister met with the electricity minister Sunday to discuss alternatives for operating power plants with...
Consumers vying for diesel fuel, gas station, Cairo, 21 May, 2011. The diesel shortage crisis heated up across governorates,as citizens fight daily for diesel fuel at gas stations leading to clashes and injuries.
Diesel supplies raised to face crisis, says supply ministry spokesperson
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Mar 2013
The Supply and Petroleum Ministries have agreed to raise the daily amount of diesel delivered to the market from 32,000...
Consumer waiting to get diesel fuel, gas station, Cairo, 21 May, 2011. The diesel shortage crisis heated up across governorates,as citizens fight daily for diesel fuel at gas stations leading to clashes and injuries.
Morsy issues broad tax increases, including energy, soft drinks, cigarettes, alcohol
Maggie Hyde
Egypt Independent
09 Dec 2012
New public tax laws on a broad array of products and services were technically entered into force on Friday, as part of...
A banner reads "Empty Tank" as tens of cars queue at petrol station, Cairo, January 16,2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Cabinet to remove subsidies for octane 95 gas
Egypt Independent 21 Nov 2012
  The Cabinet will remove subsidies on octane 95 gasoline, International Cooperation and Planning Minister Ashraf...
Women line up to replace their empty butane cylinders with full one, Mansour, Dakahliya, February 20,2012.
Investor: Butane cylinders to be distributed by coupons next month
Egypt Independent 18 Nov 2012
The Egyptian government has said it will start applying a coupon system for the distribution of butane gas cylinders...
Dozens of vehicles lining up to fill up tanks at a petrol station, Cairo, March 23, 2012. A fuel shortage in the country, that has hit the Egyptian capital the hardest, is leading to traffic congestion at petrol stations as motorists queue up to put fuel in their vehicles.
In lifting 95-octane subsidy, government takes small bite out of deficit
Alexandre Goudineau 14 Nov 2012
The Egyptian government has announced that it will lift the subsidy on 95-octane gasoline in the coming week, taking...
Update: OCI halts fertilizer plants after gas supply cut
Egypt Independent
Reuters
06 Nov 2012
Egyptian group Orascom Construction Industries has stopped production at three fertilizer lines after the state gas...
A banner reads "Empty Tank" as tens of cars queue at petrol station, Cairo, January 16,2012 amid fears of an oil shortage.
Govt details fuel subsidy rationing
Reuters 14 Oct 2012
  Egypt's government plans to cut energy subsidies by setting a universal limit on how much cheap fuel and...