Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has assured the wave of power outages plaguing Egypt the past few days will be resolved by Sunday or Monday at the latest, said journalist and TV presenter Mostafa Bakri during the “Haqaeq w Asrar” (Facts and Secrets) program. We get 60 percent of gas production in power stations, and we export part in order to save hard currency. Therefore, with the increase in electricity consumption, we need more gas,” Bakri added. The current crisis is urgent because of the need for more gas and due to the increase in electricity loads from heat waves, he added. The priority now is to stop the power outages, he said, adding that this matter is wholly the government’s responsibility.

Source: Egypt Independent July 21, 2023 15:31 UTC