Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, made television statements today, at the Council of Ministers headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, within the framework of explaining the dimensions of the problem of power outages to reduce loads, and announcing the decisions that were reached with the ministers and concerned authorities to confront this crisis, in the presence of all… From Dr. Mohamed Shaker Al-Marqabi, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, and Engineer/Tariq Al-Mulla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
The Prime Minister began his statements by confirming his keenness to make these statements to review in detail the electricity crisis that occurred yesterday throughout the Republic and affected various citizens. He reiterated the government’s apology for the problem of power outages, which is an extremely difficult problem for us as officials, regardless of the periods of outage. Considering that this facility is essential in the lives of all citizens, he pointed out that he receives many complaints due to this problem from citizens who have certain conditions, whether health conditions, advanced age, or humanitarian conditions, which is considered very difficult for them, in addition to the certification exams. High school, and from this standpoint, the government is fully aware of the extent of Egyptian families’ suffering from the problem of power outages in general, and what happened yesterday in particular.
In this context, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly explained what happened yesterday regarding the power outage throughout the country, as he explained that since the beginning of this problem and the government began reducing loads, it was announced that it would be up to two hours a day, and our main concern with the relevant ministers was how to get out. From this crisis once and for all, it was also announced later that a plan had been drawn up to end the problem of load shedding by the end of the current year 2024. Indeed, there are great efforts being made in this file, and a number of measures have been taken in this regard to achieve this goal. With the increase in consumption associated with With the great development pursued by the state, in addition to the population increase, there is great pressure on dollar resources to manage the volume required to ensure regular electricity supply 24 hours a day.
The Prime Minister added that we do not have a power generation crisis at all in terms of transportation or network distribution, but it isThere is already a plan to adhere to the two-hour outage period so that we can completely stop this before the end of this year, in accordance with what we are targeting regarding reducing loads, because we realize that this matter does not only affect the citizen but also affects other sectors such as industry and investment, and we are well aware and do not want to Any factory is damaged or affected by shutting down gas due to the current crisis.
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly said: As usual, I speak with you with the utmost transparency. This month of June witnessed three unprecedented heat waves if we compare them to the same period in previous years. Among these waves was what we witnessed during the Eid al-Adha holiday period. It was a very difficult wave, and temperature levels reached… It exceeded 40 degrees, reaching 42 and 43, and the temperature in Aswan recorded a record high exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. In light of this, we were keen to follow up with the Ministers of Electricity and Petroleum and all employees in the two ministries to maintain the power outage for only two hours.
He continued: Immediately after the Eid holiday, we witnessed another intense heat wave that continues until the day when the temperature today reaches 41 or 42 degrees Celsius, and over the course of the two days this coincides with the return of entire work crews in all parts of the country. Whether the private sector or the government sector, which led to the consumption of unprecedented amounts of electrical energy during this period, he added: Yesterday, we had approached the volume of electricity consumption amounting to 36 gigabytes, before the crisis that occurred in the middle of yesterday.
In the same context, the Prime Minister spoke about the capabilities that Egypt enjoys in terms of gas and energy, and said: God blessed Egypt with capabilities and resources from them, and within the framework of the state’s plan to be a regional center for the circulation of energy, especially gas, through the operations of liquefying gas, exporting and trading it, Egypt has a networkFuel management problem; Electricity stations operate on two basic components: diesel and natural gas, and there is already a plan to adhere to a two-hour outage period so that we can completely stop doing so before the end of this year, according to what we are targeting with regard to reducing loads, because we realize that this matter does not only affect the citizen, but it also affects Other sectors such as industry and investment, we are well aware and do not want any factory to be harmed or affected by stopping gas due to the current crisis.
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly said: As usual, I speak with you with the utmost transparency. This month of June witnessed three unprecedented heat waves if we compare them to the same period in previous years. Among these waves was what we witnessed during the Eid al-Adha holiday period. It was a very difficult wave, and temperature levels reached… It exceeded 40 degrees, reaching 42 and 43, and the temperature in Aswan recorded a record high exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. In light of this, we were keen to follow up with the Ministers of Electricity and Petroleum and all employees in the two ministries to maintain the power outage for only two hours.
He continued: Immediately after the Eid holiday, we witnessed another intense heat wave that continues until the day when the temperature today reaches 41 or 42 degrees Celsius, and over the course of the two days this coincides with the return of entire work crews in all parts of the country. Whether the private sector or the government sector, which led to the consumption of unprecedented amounts of electrical energy during this period, he added: Yesterday, we had approached the volume of electricity consumption amounting to 36%.Giga, before the crisis that occurred in the middle of yesterday.
In the same context, the Prime Minister spoke about the capabilities that Egypt enjoys in terms of gas and energy, and said: God blessed Egypt with capabilities and resources from them, and within the framework of the state’s plan to be a regional center for the circulation of energy, especially gas, through the operations of liquefying gas, exporting and trading it, Egypt has a network
There is already a plan to adhere to the two-hour outage period so that we can completely stop this before the end of this year, in accordance with what we are targeting regarding reducing loads, because we realize that this matter does not only affect the citizen but also affects other sectors such as industry and investment, and we are well aware and do not want to Any factory is damaged or affected by shutting down gas due to the current crisis.
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly said: As usual, I speak with you with the utmost transparency. This month of June witnessed three unprecedented heat waves if we compare them to the same period in previous years. Among these waves was what we witnessed during the Eid al-Adha holiday period. It was a very difficult wave, and temperature levels reached… It exceeded 40 degrees, reaching 42 and 43, and the temperature in Aswan recorded a record high exceeding 50 degrees Celsius. In light of this, we were keen to follow up with the Ministers of Electricity and Petroleum and all employees in the two ministries to maintain the power outage for only two hours.
He continued: Immediately after the Eid holiday, we witnessed another intense heat wave that continues until the day when the temperature today reaches 41 or 42 degrees Celsius, and over the course of the two days this coincides with the return of entire work crews in all parts of the country. Whether the private sector or the government sector, which led to the consumption of unprecedented amounts of electrical energy during this period, he added: Yesterday, we had approached the volume of electricity consumption amounting to 36 gigabytes, before the crisis that occurred in the middle of yesterday.
In the same context, the Prime Minister spoke about the capabilities that Egypt enjoys in terms of gas and energy, and said: God blessed Egypt with capabilities and resources from them, and within the framework of the state’s plan to be a regional center for the circulation of energy, especially gas, through the operations of liquefying gas, exporting and trading it, Egypt has a network
