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PM’s remarks on electricity load shedding taken out of context

Egypt Independent24 October 2026, 09:12 UTCEgypt

The Cabinet’s Media Center denied reports attributed to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly suggesting that electricity load-shedding cuts could last between six and eight hours daily. In a statement issued Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Media Center said the remarks were taken out of context and did not reflect any actual decision to implement load shedding. … The post PM’s remarks on electricity load shedding taken out of context appeared first on Egypt Independent.

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