The source told al-Shorouk that the low-income segments of electricity consumers have received great attention from the agency. An increase of 15 percent instead of 30 percent will be applied on the low-income segments, taking into account the current economic and living conditions, the source added. The Electricity Regulatory Committee agreed unanimously on the application of an increase from 35 to 40 percent on high-consumption segments, the source said. The increase applied on the fourth segment, consuming between "201 to 350 kW" will be 35 percent, saving around LE3.5 billion per month, according to the source. The increase in the sixth segment, consuming between "651 to 1000 kW" will be 30 percent, saving LE200 million; and in the seventh segment, consuming over 1,000 kW, the increase will be calculated at 20 percent, according to the official source.

Source: Egypt Independent March 28, 2017 13:30 UTC