The government will begin “strict procedures” to reduce the consumption of electricity in all governorates by 20 percent, Minister of Local Development Adel Labib said in Monday press release, several media outlets reported. “Egypt will depend during the coming years … read more
The Egyptian governorate of Luxor is considering investing EGP 22mn ($3mn) building a 2MW solar power plant. Governor Tarek Saad Eddin said the project will represent the beginning of a shift towards renewable to cover part of its power energy … read more
There are some 364 “unsafe” areas in Egypt and 1,099 unofficial markets, comprising 37.5% of Egypt’s urban cluster, Minister of Urban Development Laila Iskandar said in a Monday press conference. “The human condition is the hub of slum development, for slums are … read more
he Cabinet denied on Monday statements attributed to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb that the power outage problem would be resolved in 45 days when the new power stations are operated. The Cabinet said the prime minister meant to say that … read more
A homemade IED exploded in the north of Cairo governorate of Gharbiya on Monday, but no causalities or deaths were reported. Experts were able to defuse the bomb which was found near Samanoud Court. Bomb explosions and attacks targeting security forces … read more
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb said power outages will be resolved in 45 days when new power stations will start adding 1,880 MW to the service. During a visit to Qena on Sunday, the prime minister also said the supply police … read more
One security officer and seven others were killed in two successive explosions around security areas in Egypt‘s Sinai region, near the border with Israel, the Interior Ministry and security officials said. Egypt has been hit by an Islamist insurgency led by Sinai-based … read more
A Cairo court has accepted the appeal presented by ex-PM Hisham Qandil and reversed his one-year jail sentence. In September 2013 the Cairo Misdemeanour Court upheld a ruling against former Prime Minister Qandil sentencing him to one year in prison … read more
Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics said on Friday that 26.3 percent of Egypt’s population lives in poverty. The rural parts of Upper Egypt are the most impoverished areas as 49 percent of their population cannot provide their … read more
Gharbiya Governorate villages witnessed over 10-hour power outage causing the workshops of spinning and weaving factories to shut down. Residents complained over the failure of the government to speedily resolve the crisis, criticizing the electricity company’s policy in reducing electricity … read more