How can the efficiency of Egypt’s electricity sector and its investment potential be improved?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Giuseppe De Beni, Managing Director, Italgen from The Report: Egypt 2012
Articles & Analysis | Plenty more efficiency: Deregulation among the likely developments in the downstream segment from The Report: Egypt 2012
In the summer of 2012 the pressure on Egypt’s downstream oil sector was increasing, due to short-term concerns linked to the country’s political instability. Some types of fuel were in short supply, and sector reform was widely considered one of the most pressing priorities for the government.
Articles & Analysis | Mind the gap: Keeping pace with rapid growth in electricity demand is a major challenge from The Report: Egypt 2012
A large and rising population presents Egypt’s government with the challenge of keeping up the current level of basic services while meeting the demands of the growth to come. In the electricity sector, that means remaining in expansion mode for decades to come. However, the growth cannot follow the path it has in the past, when Egypt used natural...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Hassan Younis, Former Minister of Electricity and Energy from The Report: Egypt 2012
What incentives does the ministry provide to accelerate investments in renewable energy?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Peter Voser, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell from The Report: Egypt 2012
How does the level of political risk in Egypt affect investments in the petroleum sector?
Articles & Analysis | Continental divides: African gas production is becoming increasingly competitive from The Report: Egypt 2012
For more than 40 years now, Egypt has been pumping natural gas, with its first discoveries coming in the still-rich Delta region, but over the past 15 years, the country’s prominence as a major producer has risen significantly. Gas reserves were equivalent to more than 77trn cu feet (tcf) by the middle of 2011, an increase of about 50% from the...