Egypt : Electricity prices to increase in July, says ministry | Mada Masr
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Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker announced on Thursday a five-year plan to hike electricity prices in a bid to cut state subsidies for the sector, going into effect as of July.
Ministers of Electricity and Petroleum apologise for continued power outages - Daily News Egypt
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Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker and Minister of Petroleum Mineral Resources Sherif Ismail apologised to Egyptians for rolling power outages experienced across the country in a joint statement on Monday.
The ministers said they expected power outages to continue in some areas, conducted “to maintain stability of the electrical grid”. The statement pointed to seasonal rise in temperatures having a “negative impact on natural gas supplies and hence the generating capacity of power plants,” according to state-owned MENA.