An official in the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company said that the total dues of governmental institutions, including a number of ministries and sovereign and administrative agencies, to the ministry of electricity reached EGP 28bn. However, the ministry hasn’t threatened to cut off the power supply from any institution. He also refuted reports that the ministry has threatened to cut off the power supply from metro stations, even though the metro company’s unpaid dues reached EGP 270m. He noted that the metro’s dues are very low compared to other government agencies, including companies in the drinking water and sanitation sectors. Ahmed Abdul Hadi, a spokesperson for the metro company, has announced that the Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation have notified the company to pay its unpaid bills, estimated at EGP 270m to the Ministry of Electricity, and EGP 40m of water bills.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 15, 2017 15:33 UTC