Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has announced that the state’s electricity load shedding plan will be halted from Sunday July 21 to September 15.

The minister said that this decision came after receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments over the last week.

He stressed his promise to fully end the crisis by the end of 2024. Madbouly pointed to the unprecedented increase of electricity consumption during the past period which reached more than 37.5 gigawatts per day, recording an increase 12% compared to the previous year.

The minister elaborated that he assigned the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi to fully meet all electrical supply needs during the coming period in light of high temperatures in July, August and the first half of September.

He noted that it is possible for any transformer to stop working due to high temperatures which lead to technical problems, affirming that if this problem occurred, it will be solved quickly.

Additionally, the minister said they set a plan to the summer of 2025 and he assigned the ministers to determine the gap of the next year which estimated to be additional 3 to 4 gigawatts. Madbouly elaborated that the additional electricity required for next year will be provided by using new and renewable energy through the ongoing implementing projects.

These projects are expected to start operation before next summer, he added. Furthermore, Madbouly explained that he assigned the ministerial group dedicated to industrial development to accelerate the localization of the components of solar energy cell, solar stations, and wind farms.

The minister mentioned that the state wants to stop exporting these components and to localize this important industry in Egypt. He also called citizens to help in reducing electricity consumption saying “The Egyptian government is currently spending huge amounts of money to stop the load-reducing plan, and whenever the citizen can help us in the process of rationalizing consumption, we will all benefit.”