The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has negotiated with five local banks to borrow $90m to finance the maintenance programmes of Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC). UEEPC Chairperson Ibrahim El-Shahat said that the loan that was agreed with a local bank to finance the maintenance work has been cancelled, so the EEHC began negotiating […]

Renewable sources of energy made a record contribution to US net electricity generation last year as the share of fossil fuels in the country’s power sector continues its retreat. The proportion of renewable energy, such as hydropower and solar PV, in the country’s fuel basket mix rose to 17.1% last year, according to data released […]

As long as the lights turn on, most people do not give much thought to the electricity in their homes. To some extent, this demonstrates how stable the utility industry has been for decades. After the major pushes to electrify the country a century ago, the industry itself has changed slowly, primarily by integrating new […]