It was a mixed bag on the airwaves last night, with the nation’s talking heads taking note of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s comments on power outages and Al Ahly’s CAF victory.

El Sisi on blackouts: “To ensure the lights stay on the electricity bill would have to double or triple,” El Sisi said yesterday (watch, runtime: 3:54). The Oil Ministry needs “an additional USD 300 mn per month in order to import the energy needed to put an end to the power cuts,” Finance Minister Mohamed Maait told Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 14:27), adding that this would end up costing the state an annual USD 2.5-3 bn.

Remember: Egyptians have been suffering from rolling blackouts since last summer, as the government works to ration the consumption of natural gas production. The power cuts were originally blamed on summer heat waves, but after temperatures have fallen, officials noted that the one-hour cut saves the country some USD 300 mn per month.

The comments received coverage from El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 1:49) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:50).

ALSO- Al Ahly makes history: Al Ahly Club defeated Tunisia’s Espeance 1-0 during the CAF final, securing the CAF Champions League title for the twelfth time. The news received coverage from Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 43:50), Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 27:26) and El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 2:26).

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