Saturday 13/December/2025 – 04:22 PM
Today, Saturday, Dr. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, conducted a surprise field visit to the New Cities Networks Sector, in the 10th of Ramadan City, Sharkia Governorate, within the scope of the work of the Canal Electricity Distribution Company, which serves the cities of 10th, Shorouk, Badr, Heliopolis, and Hayekstep, to follow up on developments in the work within the framework of improving energy efficiency, rationalizing consumption, adhering to quality and safety standards, and ensuring the security of electrical supply and continuity of current in light of the climate changes accompanying the winter season, as well as following up on the electrical energy purchased and sold, and losses. Of various types, and to determine the actual reality of employment, performance rates and quality of services provided to citizens.
Securing the electrical supply
Dr. Mahmoud Esmat began Field tour He inspected the various sectors, followed the emergency plan, occupational safety and health requirements, and implementation procedures for improving energy efficiency, rationalizing consumption, and ensuring nutrition in light of climate changes during the winter, as well as cooperation and communication with participants in the industrial sector within the framework of improving the efficiency of electricity consumption, and listened to a detailed explanation from operating officials about the developments in the work plan, and providing stable electrical supply within the scope of work, especially in industrial areas and other non-domestic uses.
He reviewed the failure rates, the application of quality standards, the speed of response to reports, collection rates, arrears, reports of inspection and follow-up committees to confront electricity theft, the percentage of judicial seizure reports and violations, comparing them to the percentage of loss in each region, and the procedures being implemented within the framework of the response plan. The method of dealing with subscriber reports was discussed, and the importance of follow-up and communication to ensure the quality of services provided in new cities within the scope of work, and to facilitate service requesters, especially with regard to the installation of code meters.
Dr. Mahmoud Esmat said that the Ministry continues to take all necessary measures within the framework of the action plan being implemented, in cooperation with partners, to improve energy efficiency and rationalize electricity consumption, as an effective tool to achieve energy availability and reduce fuel consumption, stressing that the citizen is a partner and has the right to obtain a decent service commensurate with the scale of development witnessed by the electricity sector, which is a major factor in the success of the initiative to improve efficiency and rationalization.
He pointed to improving the quality of operation, increasing the return on the fuel unit used from the generated energy, and improving the level of electrical services provided through field attendance, the work of traffic and follow-up committees, and reviewing reports of the complaints and notification system, and other tools, to ensure the application of quality standards, and adherence to the requirements and standards that have been approved to provide decent services. He directed a careful review of consumption rates in each region and an emphasis on taking what is necessary to reduce the phenomenon of infringement on electrical current, reviewing the rates of purchased and sold energy, and the necessity of coordination with the various state agencies concerned in this matter. Domain.
