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EGAS granted right to issue gas import licenses to private sector: source
Companies stopped importing gas after Egypt’s production increased

Saudi Arabia to relaunch electrical interconnection tender with Egypt in June
Neom project’s cost increases by $900m after alterations

EETC signs EGP 590m-worth contracts to replace North Cairo-Heliopolis aerial line
Project to be implemented by Energya-Elsewedy, Chinese-Egyptian coalitions, funded by ISDF

Government considers issuance of financial guarantee for Hamrawein coal-fired electricity plant
Finance Ministry to meet with officials from CDB next month, signing will be made before mid-year

Egypt’s non-oil private sector’s activity decline to lowest point since September 2017
Country’s non-oil private sector activity declined to 48.2 in February, down from 48.5 in January

Petroleum Ministry to launch 3 oil, gas exploration tenders in 2019: El-Molla
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources aims to launch three international oil and gas exploration tenders in 2019, in an effort to increase domestic oil and gas production rates, the Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El-Molla, told Daily News Egypt on Tuesday. El-Molla said that one of the bid rounds by the Egyptian Natural Gas …

Yellow Door Energy to launch $50m solar power plants in Egypt
New investments of $150m to be injected in company end-2019, says Sadder

Electricity distribution companies oblige users to purchase LED lamps to install prepaid electricity meters
Electricity distribution companies have been spotted obliging users to purchase LED lamps before installing their prepaid electricity meters. Daily News Egypt has witnessed the obligatory selling of LED lamps to citizens before they paid the fees for their meters. Informed sources told Daily News Egypt that the main reason for this move was due to …

Sudanese unrest halts power interconnection with Egypt
EETC completes about 70% of its targeted FY 2018/19 investments, says chairperson

GASREG grants 18 companies natural gas shipping, supply, distribution licenses
EGAS obtains two licenses for shipping, supplying gas, says source

Shell’s production from Burullus, Rashid gas fields fell by 150m scf/day
Up to 100m scf/day to be added to phase 9B in 1H19

Egyptian-Chinese alliance offers to sell solar power to BMIC
$80m investments to be injected in project, ADB approves fund

Egypt’s gas exported to Jordan increases to 350m scf/day: petroleum minister
Contract with Jordanian Ministry of Energy is changeable according to demand

Gas exports through EDCO increase to 800m scf: Petroleum Minister
Egypt returns to exporting liquefied gas to international markets after achieving self-sufficiency

Tremendous efforts to exploit Egypt’s mineral wealth: El-Molla
Investments for project estimated at $800m

Oil prices hit $67 per barrel, driven by production cuts
OPEC seeks extending production cuts until April’s meeting

Acwa Power to finalise 3 projects worth $200m in Benban end-June
Company awaiting cabinet’s approval for 500MW wind project, says Hassan Amin

China’s GCL negotiates with Military Production Ministry to establish solar panel complex
Chinese company bids to launch 600MW solar energy plants

EETC to increase investors’ cost shares in Benban project by 25% each
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) intends to increase the cost share of each investor in the solar energy project in Benban, Aswan by 25%, a source at the company told Daily News Egypt. Investors were verbally notified of the raise a week ago, the source added, stressing that an official letter will be sent …

Eni to complete implementation of Zohr’s sixth processing unit within days
Project’s production will increase to 2.3bn scf/day by March

Egypt’s gas production increases to 6.8bn scf/day
Domestic market consumption drops to 5.5bn scf/day, says source

UFG denies reaching settlement agreement with Egypt
Company says guarantees offered are not sufficient

Petroleum Marine Services signed 35 contracts worth EGP 298m in 2018
El Sayed El Badawy, head of the Marine Petroleum Services Company, has signed 35 contracts during the past year worth EGP 298m, which is one of the highest contracts in the history of the company. In addition, the company also purchased new assets in the marine unit for transportation and supply. El Badawy explained that …

Abu Qir Petroleum considering drilling new well with investments of $30m
Company plans to finish 5 wells to add about 5,000 barrels of oil equivalent to daily production rates

NIB drops suits against electricity companies before Economic Court
Negotiations with government agencies to schedule EGP 200bn during current year, says Montaser

Increase in cleaning fees on electricity bills in July
The government is planning to increase the value of cleaning fees, and will be included in the electricity bills. According to government sources, the cleaning fee is determined based on the value of consumption and geographical scope, and will increase with the increase in the value of electricity consumption segments to be implemented in July, …

Six companies supplying wind turbine parts to Zafarana wind farm
List includes Siemens, Vestas, Golden Group

Empower aims to sell energy to factories on IPP scheme: Elgamal
Company sold electricity produced from waste plants with 900,000 kW/h capacity for EGP 1m

Petroceltic threatens international arbitration against EGPC to settle $30m arrears
Company did not fulfil its obligations, says EGPC

Implementation of Emirati “Masdar” company’s wind energy plant to be completed next month
The studies of the project completed, $250m expected investments