CAIRO – 21 July 2024: Starting from Sunday, the Egyptian government will suspend its load-shedding program for the summer until mid-September, as announced by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly last week. In June, the government extended power cuts to around three hours per day nationwide in response to increased consumption levels caused by the scorching heatwave and fuel shortages. The load-shedding program was initiated last summer, resulting in daily power cuts across most of the country, except for major tourist destinations in the North Coast, Alamein, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Hurghada. During a press conference on Wednesday, the prime minister stated that power cuts would be limited to possible disruptions in certain areas due to technical issues exacerbated by the sizzling heat. The prime minister further noted that the country's expected energy gap for the following summer amounts to about 4 GW.

Source: Egypt Today July 21, 2024 14:25 UTC