Egypt to End Summer Power Cuts as LNG Supplies Bring Relief
Unlit street lighting on a city road during a load shedding power outage period in Cairo, Egypt on June 7.
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Egypt will scrap scheduled power cuts until the end of the summer after the government secured energy supplies to keep power plants running.
The rolling blackouts which have been lasting for two to three hours a day will be suspended from July 21 until mid-September, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said at a press conference. He urged people to curb “unprecedented” electricity consumption that has soared to 37.5 gigawatts a day.