[에너지신문] 22 February 2016 - The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt has announced that electricity subsidies would be halved by 2020 and would be totally removed by 2025.
The Ministry has prepared a long-term strategy aimed at investing up to US$135.3bn to provide 51 GW of electricity until 2035. It aims to boost power capacity through new coal-fired power projects and new nuclear power plants.
According to preliminary estimates, gas covered 59% of Egypt's power generation in 2015, followed by oil (diesel) with 32.5%, hydropower (7.5%) and renewable energies (wind and solar, 1.1%).
-http://www.enerdata.net/enerdatauk/press-and-publication/energy-news-001/egypt-plans-remove-electricity-subsidies-2025_36198.html
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