Now summer's heat is coming, and Egypt's crippling energy crisis is threatening to mount, creating an immediate political liability for the new president to be elected this month.

Egypt’s first large-scale hybrid solar and battery plant has begun construction as the country looks to its abundant sunshine ...

Egypt’s energy situation has worsened following an unexpected delay in natural gas exports from Israel. Under a new deal, Israel was to supply 200 million cubic feet per day starting mid-May.

The energy crisis has led the Egyptian government to shut down most markets by 10pm, and restaurants by midnight. Rolling loadshedding (scheduled blackouts) are in place in most part of the country.

Egypt has been in a seemingly endless financial crisis over the past decade, first due to political turmoil following the 2010 Arab Spring and then due to economic mismanagement.

Ahmed Mahdi, Friday 23 Sep 2022. Egypt’s plans to export more natural gas reflect Cairo’s hopes of becoming a global energy hub, including by reducing domestic consumption.

Egypt: Citizens struggle with soaring temperatures amid ongoing energy crisis Buildings with dimmed lights in the upscale neighbourhood of Garden City, Cairo, 25 October 2022 (AFP) By Nadda Osman ...

Egypt has entered a circular debt situation that is compounding its payment problems, according to Catherine Hunter, senior Levant and North Africa analyst at IHS Energy. As for solutions to this ...

Egypt is in negotiations with energy firms and trading houses to purchase 40–60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the country grapples with a deepening energy crisis ahead of peak summer ...

Now summer’s heat is coming, and Egypt’s crippling energy crisis is threatening to mount, creating an immediate political liability for the new president to be elected this month.