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Egypt Orders Early Closures and Remote Work to Reduce Energy Use
Egypt limits business hours, dims lights, and mandates remote work one day weekly to cut oil-powered electricity amid a doubling of fuel costs, government says.
- On Saturday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered stores, restaurants, and cafes across Egypt to close by 9 p.m. as part of new energy-saving measures that also include dimming streetlights and roadside advertising.
- The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has shaken the Middle East and global economy, causing energy prices to skyrocket and disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Business owners like Ayman Harbi in Downtown Cairo called the 9 p.m. curfew "extremely difficult," while Youssef Salah in Cairo said, "It deprives us from our peak time," forcing him to cut his 35-member workforce by 40%.
- Exempting tourist destinations like Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Aswan, and Luxor, the government also ordered civil servants to work from home one day a week in April.
- With the country's oil bill doubling from January to $2.5 billion, Madbouly warned that the alternative would be further price hikes, given Egypt relies on imports for 28% of gasoline and 45% of diesel.
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The Egyptian government is seeking ways to conserve oil-powered electricity during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, enacting at least one policy that threatens Cairo’s identity as a city that never sleeps.
·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Egypt begins implementing energy austerity plan: lights turned off and shops closed early. On Saturday night, Egypt began implementing measures aimed at conserving electricity amid rising global energy prices, by regulating the closing times of public and commercial establishments and reducing lighting in streets and government buildings...
·Amman, Jordan
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