Ataqa power plant's production declined by 200 MW, despite the development operations conducted on its production units at a cost of $25m and the periodic overhaul and maintenance that were conducted by General Electric and Siemens.
The movement of vessels carrying oil and petroleum derivatives through the Suez Canal has increased by 36% from 6.8m tons in December 2015 to reach 9.3m tons in December 2016.
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy contracted with Tractebel Engineering Consultancy Company to evaluate technical and financial offers for establishing a coal-fueled power plant.