The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) plans to deliver natural gas to between 500,000 and 700,000 households within the second half of fiscal year 2016/2017.
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy started maintaining electricity production units at five electricity production in preparation for summer 2017.
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources confirmed that there will not be any fuel price hikes or volume capping with the trail run of the second phase of of fuel smart cards.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has launched two oil tenders to import 1.012m tons of diesel to be received in February and March 2017.
The higher committee for transferring Egypt into a regional energy hub held its first meeting chaired by the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla.
Egypt called on Toyota, Orascom, and GD France alliance to accept that arbitration in case of dispute to be held in Cairo, in order to complete the contracting on the Suez Gulf wind farm.