President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed the importance of resuming efforts of comprehensive update of the electricity sector and developing the transportation sector according to a certain timetable so as to guarantee improving services offered to citizens nationwide especially in the Upper Egyptian governorates and remote areas.
He further affirmed the importance of fulfilling Egypt’s developmental needs of the electricity energy.
The president stressed the need to finalize studies of plans pertaining to electricity connection with neighboring countries putting into consideration its importance in enhancing cooperation with these countries and pushing forward developmental efforts.
These remarks came during the meeting held between Sisi and Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker.
During the meeting, the electricity minister reviewed efforts exerted to improve the services offered to citizens either household, commercial or industrial consumption, according to presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef. 
Shaker said that the most up-to-date technologies are adopted, while the customer service system is developed.
The minister reviewed also the work progress in implementing a number of great national projects carried out in the electricity sector.
He further underlined that experimental operations will be implemented by Siemens company in Beni Suef, Berulus and the new administrative capital during the first months of next year.
Concerning the project of the nuclear station for generating electricity in el Dabaa, Shaker stressed that the Dabaa is being prepared now for establishing the station.
The minister tackled, during the get-together, steps being taken to start the ventures of electricity connection with the neighboring countries so as to make Egypt a hub for energy.
Shaker underscored that measures are now taken for electricity connection with Saudi Arabia to exchange 3000 megawatts, besides establishing the green energy corridor with African countries, Youssef reiterated.

Source: Mena