Power outages sweep Egypt during Eid al-Adha
Egyptians across the country complained of power outages during the Eid al-Adha holiday, without prior notice from electricity companies regarding outage times or regular maintenance.
This interrupted their celebration of the holiday and even impacted high school students preparing for their final exams. It also damaged some electrical appliances.
An official source at the Ministry of Electricity confirmed that there was no load shedding done in any area of the governorates, and that the cause of the outages was increased consumption and pressure on the networks.
In Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt, residents of Samalut Center, north of the governorate, complained of repeated power outages in several areas, with outages lasting for more than three consecutive hours.
In Beni Suef, various centers and neighborhoods in the governorate experienced repeated power outages.
At Qalyubia, Nile Delta, the Mit Halfa area of Qalyub experienced a power outage on the second day of Eid al-Adha for more than four hours.
The village's electricity official stated that the outage was due to a technical fault in one of the connections. The outage was eventually repaired and service was restored.
Sharqiya saw a large number of Belbeis residents complain of power outages during the holiday, in addition to a weak power supply when it returned, which impacted the operation of electrical appliances.
In Suez, residents of the 'Salam 1' area complained of a two-hour power outage during the day of Eid, amidst baking temperatures.
Within the Bagour district, the Electricity Company announced a three-hour power outage from 6:00 am to 9:00 am as part of a plan to develop and improve the electrical grid.
In Monufiya, residents expressed their discontent over the frequent power outages during Eid al-Adha.
And in North Sinai, power was cut off in the villages of Sheikh Zuweid area due to a fault in the transformer supplying the area. The fault was repaired and electricity was restored immediately, according to an official source in the governorate's electricity company.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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