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Egypt needs long-duration energy storage to incorporate renewables: Electricity Minister
Creating parallel electricity linkage line with existing networks to cost $2.1bn

Egypt negotiates for 1,000 MW renewable energy projects: Electricity Minister to DNE
Mohamed Shaker said that new wind farms, solar plants to add 2,400 MW by 2022, bringing total renewable energy capacity in Egypt to more than 6,378 MW

Marsa Alam links to National Grid for first time
Pilot phase saw two mobile transformer stations built in the town

Electricity projects not affected by COVID-19: Shaker
Ministry of Electricity has ensured diversity in projects’ capabilities to keep electricity supply running

Egypt-Sudan power interconnection to start operation this month
The initial capacity of the project will be 50MW, and then will increase to 100MW in the second phase. The maximum capacity will be 300MW.

Egypt to host second ministerial AFRA to discuss nuclear technology in November
Cairo continues its serious efforts to free Middle East from nuclear weapons: Shaker

Egypt starts digitalisation of energy grid: Electricity minister
The Chinese proposals include innovative solutions in the fields of communications and information technology to build a strong, flexible, and safe electricity grid, Shaker said.

Tanzanian President lays cornerstone of Stiegler’s Gorge Dam built by Egypt firms
Tanzanian President John Magufuli laid the cornerstone of the Stiegler’s Gorge Dam project on Friday.

Egypt aims to exchange electricity with Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus this year: Shaker
Feed-in tariff projects in Benban to kick off by end-year

Danish ambassador discusses enhancing bilateral cooperation with Egyptian ministers
Egypt’s priorities in parallel with Denmark’ strategy topped by food, energy, agricultural sectors

Electricity price for cars will be sold without subsidy
Pilot programme for recharging cars in subsidiaries: Shaker

Legislative amendment to add electricity trade after removing subsidies: Shaker
Consumer will choose energy supplier, we will eliminate inspection, measurement fees to install meters

Mohammed Shaker: addition of 3,250 MW to national grid in coming 2 years
Cost of raising power plants’ efficiency amounts to EGP 30bn

Electrical connection with Saudi Arabia with $1.56bn investments: minister
Future Electricity production investments amount to EGP 152.3BN

EGP 6.2bn tender for constructing nine transformer stations to be offered: electricity minister
We will extend network by over 6,174 km through 2025, says Mohamed Shaker

Electricity price hikes average 26%: Shaker
Electricity Ministry to add 25,000 MW capacity by end-2018

Four years of stability, development at Electricity Ministry: Shaker
Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker managed to achieve a boom in the electricity sector over the past four years when he took office at a time when the ministry was suffering from deterioration and negligence, such as the frequent power outages and poor services provided to citizens. Shaker signed many agreements in the sector and …

Electricity Ministry proposes solution to wind farm tariff problem
Implementation to be changed to BOO system

Sudan asserts political will to complete electric interconnection with Egypt
Egypt and Sudan have the political well and readiness to complete the necessary steps to complete the implementation of electric interconnection between them, Sudanese Minister of Water Resources, Irrigation, and Electricity Moataz Mousa said in a press statement on Sunday. In February, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker said that negotiations are underway …

NOMP signs cooperation protocol with ATD for maintenance of power plants
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker and Minister of Military Production Mohamed Al-Assar attended the signing of a cooperation protocol between the National Organisation for Military Production (NOMP) and the UAE-based company Advanced Technology Development (ATD), which is a provider of services, maintenance, and development of power plants. Al-Assar explained that the aim …

Energy subsidies will be zero by FY 2020/2021: Shaker
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker announced that energy subsidies will be zero by fiscal year (FY) 2020/2021, a change from previous plans that were meant to terminate the subsidies by 2019. This came during a monthly meeting at the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham) on Sunday under the title “Future …

Egypt becoming electricity hub between region, Europe: minister of electricity
Study underway to link Inga dams to Aswan to export 49,000 MW

Decrease in dollar exchange rate would reduce planned increases in electricity prices: Shaker
When Siemens, solar energy plants enter service, tariff would improve

Egypt to become regional energy hub in 2018
Ministry of Electricity will implement strategy of electricity connection between three continents

EGP 24bn allocated to revamp Egypt’s electricity grid: Electricity Minister
Ministry reconsiders increasing renewable energy share to 42% by 2035

Egypt, Rosatom sign $21.3bn contract to establish Dabaa nuclear reactors: Shaker
The price of nuclear power is 80 piastres per million thermal units

Egypt targets 2018 to export electricity: minister
Ministry considers changing solar energy tariff for projects with capacity less than 500 kW

Egypt to add 11 power plants to national grid starting 2018: Mohamed Shaker
The new power projects will add 6,000 jobs, supply 350,000 homes with electricity

Nasr, Shaker inaugurate Mediterranean union investment forum of renewable energy
Electricity Ministry reforms in energy field, including feed-in tariffs, attract the investors to invest in renewable energy, says Nasr

Investment opportunities in energy sector increasing after economic reforms: Minister of Electricity
Investments of production, transmission, distribution will amount to $25bn until 2020