ministry of electricity
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.…
Egypt’s nuclear dream, or nuclear nightmare?
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Egypt’s nuclear dream, or nuclear nightmare?
A grassroots campaign is underway to end Egypt’s embryonic nuclear ambitions in the town of Dabaa — or at least to relocate…
Electricity Ministry: Heat, network overload to blame for power cuts
Egypt
August 1, 2010
Electricity Ministry: Heat, network overload to blame for power cuts
A power outage in seven governorates across Upper Egypt two days ago has led to massive losses in the tourist…
Egypt to receive US$220mn for clean energy
Egypt
May 23, 2010
Egypt to receive US$220mn for clean energy
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has obtained a US$220 million loan from the World Bank to implement a project to…