Electricity | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 25
Egypt Sees Highest Electricity Usage Ever
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced that it observed electricity consumption of over 29,000MW, the highest ever recorded, reported Amwalalghad. According to the ministry, authorities did not pla...
Libya to Get Electricity from Egypt
According to the Tripoli Government – Which is not an officially recognized government- Libya will import electricity from Egypt and Tunisia and rent generators as it struggles with power outages that have plung...
Russia, Egypt to Sign Deal for 2nd Nuclear Power Plant
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced during an interview with Ahram Online that a deal for the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Egypt is about to be finalized. A package of relevant contract...
Iraq Hit by Blackouts as Iran Bolsters Electricity Supply
Reuters reported that an explosion targeting the Mirsad electrical line in eastern Iraq disrupted the flow of electricity originating in neighbouring Iran, announced the Iraqi electricity ministry. Ministry spokesman ...
World Energy Council: Energy Crisis in Egypt Needs EGP 140bn
Maher Aziz, member of the World Energy Council, said Egypt needs EGP 140bn (US$18.2bn) to solve its ongoing electricity shortages, reported Egypt Independent. Aziz also stated that Egypt does not welcome any interfere...
Oman Walks Electricity Bill-Fuel Subsidy Tightrope
“The price of natural gas sold by the Ministry of Oil and Gas to electricity generation plants has been increased, with effect from January 1, 2015, from US$1.50 per million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) to US$3...
US President to Unveil New Pollution Bill Monday
US President Barack Obama will release on Monday a final version of the Clean Power Plan in what he calls the nation’s most important step to combat climate change. The administration has been working with states and ...
Steam Turbines to Power West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants
GE is providing its advanced D200 steam turbines to upgrade the West Damietta and Assiut Power Plants to generate an additional 750 MW through combined-cycle operation. This will take the total capacity of the two pl...
