Electricity | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 8
Egyptian Government to Hike Electricity Prices by 26%
Electricity prices will increase by an average of 26% on July 1 as subsidy cuts included in the 2018/19 fiscal budget are introduced, according to a document released by the Ministry of Electricity. Households will se...
Winner of Hamrawein Power Plant Tender To Be Announced June 13
The Ministry of Electricity will announce on June 13 the winning consortium to build the 6,000-megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Red Sea port of Hamrawein, an official source at the ministry told Amwal Al Ghad. T...
CAPMAS: Slight Raise in Annual Electricity Production and Consumption
Egypt’s electricity consumption increased by 3.57% year-on-year (YoY) to reach 11.6 mega kilowatt per hour (MkW/h) in February 2018, compared to 11.2 MkW/h in February 2017, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. The country...
Egypt, ABB Discuss Energy Projects
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with ABB Group’s CEO, Ulrich Spiesshofer, where they reviewed Egypt’s economic reform program, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. El Sisi emphasized pointed Egypt̵...
Egypt, Sudan Discuss Establishing Electricity Linkage
Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker has met with his Sudanese counterpart Moataz Mousa in Khartoum to discuss establishing a 220,000-voltage-capacity electricity linkage, Ahram Gate re...
Egypt Plans Energy Subsidies Reduction
The Egyptian government plans to reduce subsidies of petroleum products by 26% and electricity subsidies by 47% in the annual budget for the 2018/2019 fiscal year (FY), Amwal Al Ghad reported. The government aims to c...
NREA, JICA Finalize Studies for Hurghada PV Station
The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is establishing an electricity generation station with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Amwal Al Ghad has reported. The station will use a photovoltaic (...
AEDC Issues Tenders for Infrastructure Development
The Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), an affiliate of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), issued six tenders for local firms as a part of its plans to refurbish and develop its infrastru... 
