• Egypt’s Cabinet says the current power emergency is temporary, with no plans for load shedding under current conditions.
• The Electricity Ministry declared an emergency after Leviathan gas field shutdown cut gas imports impacting Egypt’s fuel reserves.
• Gas supply recovery is underway; the government has pre-existing summer plans and expects normalization once LNG shipments from vessels resume.

Power Emergency

The spokesperson for Egypt’s Cabinet, Counselor Mohamed el-Homsani revealed that the current situation is only a temporary emergency plan. 

This is in response to the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity declaring a state of emergency and reviewing fuel reserves to operate power generation units. According to Alarabiya Business, this comes after rising regional tensions led to the shut down of the Leviathan field. The Leviathan girl is one of the largest gas sources in the Eastern Mediterranean supplying exports to both Jordan and Egypt.

No Load Shedding

Spokesperson Homsani emphasizes that under the current conditions there will not be any electricity load shedding for citizens. He further clarifies that the government is working hard to avoid this scenario. Additionally, he states  that the required levels of gas supply across all sectors are in the process of being restored.

The declaration comes as part of national preparations to mitigate any potential impact on energy stability due to reduction in gas imports.

Counselor Homsani further reiterates that there were already plans in place to deal with the increased gas consumption during the summer period. Thus, once gas shipments from vessels resume , natural supply levels will be restored.

It is worth noting that three Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) have arrived in Egypt. One is currently regasifying and pumping gas into the national gas network, Meanwhile, the other two are being prepared and connected to ports to begin gas delivery.