Egypt’s Electricity Holding
Company announced, halting its plans to reduce electrical loads during
the morning hours which coincides with ‘the students’ exams’ and to start the
power cuts at 3 pm to 7 pm. The new power cuts dates will be implemented
starting, May 7 until July 20. The cuts duration will be a maximum of two
hours.
On April 20, the government
announced that Egypt's plan to reduce electrical loads will not be implemented
at churches during the days where Coptics are celebrating Easter, the Holy
Week. During the plan, electricity is cut for two hours every day. The decision
was aiming to make it easier to celebrate holidays.
The Cabinet has been
implementing systematic power cuts in the different governorates since July
last year due to the severe heatwave and significant increase in electricity
consumption last summer. The increased consumption has put severe pressure on
the power networks and subsequently led to a drop in their gas pressure, the
government said at the time.
Since June 2015, Egypt has
achieved energy independence and electricity surplus, becoming also a
significant exporter of natural gas, primarily to European markets. In 2018,
Egypt proudly announced the attainment of self-sufficiency in natural gas
consumption, marking the end of gas imports.
Source: Egypt Today