Tax arrears from the Egyptian General Petroleum Authority (EGPC), Suez Canal and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) have reached EGP 35bn, Tax Authority Head Abdel Moneim Matar said on Tuesday.
Egypt and Russia's top oil producer Rosneft have signed two initial deals for the supply of petroleum products and liquefied natural gas to Cairo, the two sides said on Tuesday.
Egyptās New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) plans to invite bids within weeks to set up solar and wind power plants with total capacities exceeding 2,000 MW, a report said.
Egypt's debts to foreign oil companies stood at $3.5 billion dollars at the end of June, a 6.1 percent increase from March, an official at state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) said on Sunday.
Egypt has raised the prices it pays Eni and Edison for the natural gas they produce in the country, an official with state-owned gas company EGAS said on Sunday.
The Upper Egypt Electricity Distribution Company (UEEDC) has received three proposals from local companies to establish a solar energy station with a total capacity of 8 MW.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday ratified the state budget for the fiscal year 2015/16 following amendments by the ministry of finance to slash projected budget deficit, according to Egyptian state TV.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $50 million loan to Cheiron Finance Limited, a subsidiary of Egyptās PICO International Petroleum, in an effort to bolster energy supplies in the Arab World's most populous state.
The Public Transport Authority signed a contract with the Ukrainian City Transport Group for the supply of 290 natural gas-fueled buses in the Cairo Governorate with fund of EGP 500m.