infrastructure

Minister: New power station will improve electricity services
Egypt

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.…
Minister: No electricity shortage in September
Egypt

Minister: No electricity shortage in September

  Following his meeting with Prime Minister Hesham Qandil, Minister of Electricity Mahmoud Balba said the electricity shortage is expected to…
Ganzouri opens third metro line on Tuesday
Egypt

Ganzouri opens third metro line on Tuesday

Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri will open the first phase of the third metro line on Tuesday. The line extends…
Trash piles up, burning spreads as waste management is neglected
Environment

Trash piles up, burning spreads as waste management is neglected

Over the years, waste management has been a major concern in Greater Cairo due to a lack of sufficient disposal…
Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks
Environment

Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks

As years go by, urban planners continue to be frustrated with the lack of an efficient, systematic process behind the…
Egypt may extend bid deadline for US$2.6 bln projects
Business

Egypt may extend bid deadline for US$2.6 bln projects

Dubai--Egypt may have to extend bid submission deadlines for four infrastructure projects worth 15 billion pounds under its public private…
Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects
Egypt

Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects

Ali Shawkat, mayor of the southern city of Shalateen on Egypt's Red Sea coast, said more infrastructure projects were underway…
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
Egypt

Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case

A Manshiyet Nasser misdemeanor court has handed down sentences to a number of top Cairo officials for the September 2008…
Pipe breaks in Helwan
Egypt

Pipe breaks in Helwan

At Abdel Moneim Riyad Square, right in front of the Cabertage in Helwan, a 900-millimeter-wide pipe has cracked, causing a…
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