Electricity load reductions in Egypt to continue until March 2024: Officials

Electricity loads in Egypt will continue to be reduced until next March due to a decrease in fuel supplied to production stations aiming to benefit from gas exports during the coming months, according to exclusive statements from officials at the Ministry of Electricity to the Asharq Business website.

Daily load reductions will range from 600-800 megawatts. This capacity will be distributed to all governorates in periods not exceeding 10 minutes, according to the officials.

A committee of several ministries is scheduled to be formed in the near future to develop scenarios for the load-reducing plan in a way that does not harm the interests of citizens and, simultaneously, does not incur additional dollar burdens on the state to import diesel.