Water and Energy Abstracts
Open Access
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

86. The Egyptian Electricity Se ctor – History and Present Status

  • Author:
  • Ramses Khalil
  • Total Page Count: 1
  • Page Number: 34 to 34

(Metering International, Issue 3, 2003, pp. 54–55).

Abstract

Electricity was introduced in Egypt in 1893. Generation and distribution were privately owned and operated for about 70 years, until nationalisation took place in 1962. At that stage the private owners had built only 3000 MW, but since then the Ministry of Electricity has added 13,000 MW, thus continuously keeping supply ahead of demand.

Keywords

Electricity, Generation, Distribution, Private owners, Demand