Lekela Power Targets to Invest $2 billion in Egypt

• Monday, 21st November 2022
• by Sarah Samir

Lekela Power’s CEO, Chris Antonopoulos, announced that the company plans to double its electricity production from renewable energy four times by investing $6 billion by 2026 dedicating $2 billion to invest in Egy ...

Electricity Output Jumps by 7.3% YOY in May

• Monday, 10th September 2018
• by Editorial Team

Egyptian electricity production jumped by 7.3% year-on-year (YOY) in May 2018, generating 17.7 megawatts per hour (MWh) compared to 16.5 MWh in May 2017.

Egypt’s Gas Flaring Can Cover 5% Electricity Production

• Thursday, 7th December 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Egypt's gas flaring is enough to cover 5% of domestic electricity production, Director and Head of Natural Resources at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Eric Rasmussen, stated.

Gas-Powered Plants Increase Electricity Output by 22%

• Tuesday, 22nd August 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Electricity production from gas-powered plants increased by approximately 2,597 gigawatts (GW) per hour to reach 14,409 GW per hour during July.

Egypt’s Electricity Ministry to Pay EGP 700m of Fuel Arrears

• Sunday, 5th March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egypt's Ministry of Electricity is set to pay EGP700m to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Electricity Ministry Completes 80% of Production Units Maintenance

• Monday, 20th February 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Sources at Egypt's Electricity Ministry said that the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has completed 80% of the sheer annual maintenance of production units at the national level to cope with the loads exp ...

Egypt to Consider Waste-to-Energy Tariff

• Tuesday, 15th November 2016
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Government is considering to increase the waste-to-energy purchasing tariff from the specified EGP 0.92 in order to attract more investors.

Nigeria to Consider Shutting Its Biggest Power Station

• Monday, 26th September 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Nigeria might shutdown the nation’s largest power station amid liquidity and gas supply issues threatening operations at the facility.

Power Africa to Get $1b in US Aid

• Thursday, 22nd September 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

More than $1b in debt and financing commitments from US agencies and private investors under Africa energy initiative, Power Africa, have been finalized.

Beni Suef Plant to Generate 800 MW by November

• Monday, 19th September 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy agreed with Germany’s Siemens to run two electricity production units in the Beni Suef power plant, with a capacity of 800 MW, by November 2016.