El-Sisi Reviews Energy Solutions to End Summer Load Shedding

El-Sisi Reviews Energy Solutions to End Summer Load Shedding

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi, and Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat to review several energy issues to find solutions and end electricity load shedding during summer. 

The President was briefed on the current position of the government’s efforts to ensure the sustainability and stability of electrical supply at the level of the republic, and to reduce losses, especially in light of the high daily consumption of electricity in the summer, which requires exerting double the effort to preserve the consistency and quality of the service.

The prime minister and the ministers of electricity and petroleum reviewed efforts to provide the urgent needs of the electricity sector for petroleum products, which led to being able to stop the reduction of electricity loads during the summer. This is while working intensively, according to a designated time plan, to end this issue radically, taking into account regional and international instability, and its potential impact on the energy sector.

They also presented plans for attracting investments to the energy sector, in addition to promptly increasing oil and gas production as well as accelerating the exploration programs.

Additionally, they discussed their program to maximize the use of new technologies in increasing production and reducing export costs in addition to securing the market needs of oil and gas supplies. 

The spokesman added that the president gave direction to intensify the ongoing establishment of renewable energy projects including solar and wind energy to add capacities to the electricity grid. 

El-Sisi also highlighted the need to boost efficient cooperation between the various ministries to ensure the regularity of electrical services. 

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Fatma Ahmed 1985 Posts

Fatma Ahmed is a staff writer with six years’ experience in Journalism. She is working in the field of oil and gas for four years. She also worked in the field of economic journalism for 2 years. Fatma has a Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication.

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