Egyptian Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad announced Saturday that there will be no power outages after mid-September, once the unprecedented heat wave ends for good.
Saad’s statements came in response to power cuts brought on by the severe heat wave gripping the nation, during a telephone interview Ahmed Moussa’s TV show “Ala Massoulity” (On My Responsibility).
He confirmed that the New Administrative Capital is included in the process of electricity rationalizing, and buildings there will be closed after the official working hours, with air conditioners or unnecessary lights turned on.
Saad assured that the government is looking to turn off the lights after the departure of employees in government institutions and agencies, and will turn off billboards in the streets after 10 pm in the coming period but not currently, as advertisers are still using the billboards they paid for.
Reverting Daylight saving time was also not proposed, he said, because it saves 10 percent of energy use according to documented studies conducted by the Ministries of Petroleum and Electricity, explaining “Daylight saving time is continuing, important and achieves the returns from it.”
The current heat wave in Egypt is the main reason behind power outages, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said in a press statement on Thursday.
The heat wave was expected to end on Sunday but still continued, he noted, adding that August is expected to witness unprecedentedly high temperatures as well.
