The Electricity Ministry not issue loan guarantees for future energy projects, the localpress reports, citing ministry sources. Energy investors have in the past requested that the government guarantee payment for projects in the event the ministry fails to meet its financial obligations. But sources say that Egypt’s improved ranking in the World Bank’s electricity access index, the ministry’s recent record of meeting repayments and the strong performance of companies in the sector mean it is no longer necessary to issue guarantees.

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