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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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Because of the energy crisis caused by the war, the government has imposed on the activities to close the night and reduce the night lighting: it is noted, especially in Cairo
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