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The Electricity Ministry is looking at potentially postponing all coal-fired power projects or offering investors the option to switch to a renewable energy project, Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) head Gaber El Desouky told Al Mal<\/a>. According to El Desouky, the pending coal projects are worth a combined USD 6 bn and would produce 9.25 GW of energy. The ministry pulled the plug<\/a> on Al Nowais Investments\u2019 USD 4 bn, 2.65 GW coal station in Oyoun Moussa last month due to the country\u2019s current electricity surplus and the high price tag of the project. The Emirati company began bidding to build<\/a> USD 700 mn-worth of renewable energy plants in Egypt after Al Nowais was pulled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Electricity Ministry is looking at potentially postponing all coal-fired power projects or offering investors the option to switch to a renewable energy project, Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) head Gaber El Desouky told Al Mal. 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