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The Electricity Ministry decided to suspend issuing direct orders for new power plants and will only issue tenders for future projects, as there is currently a surplus in production and demand has not risen significantly, Al Borsa<\/a> reports. According to sources from the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, previous projects were contracted through direct orders due to the ministry\u2019s urgent need to increase production to meet demand, which is no longer the case. The ministry\u2019s new decision does not apply to projects currently being negotiated, including the Siemens wind farm and the Al Nowais coal power plant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Electricity Ministry decided to suspend issuing direct orders for new power plants and will only issue tenders for future projects, as there is currently a surplus in production and demand has not risen significantly, Al Borsa reports. 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