Former electricity minister says grid upgrades made Egypt a regional energy hub

Egypt’s electricity sector overcame one of its most difficult periods, marked by severe power shortages and an unstable supply, former Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mohamed Shaker said.

Shaker attributed the turnaround to fundamental solutions aimed at addressing the sector’s problems, alongside the development of extra-high-voltage electricity networks.

He said those measures helped move Egypt beyond the acute supply difficulties it had faced and positioned the country as a regional energy hub.

His remarks linked the sector’s recovery at home with its wider regional role, highlighting electricity infrastructure as a central element of that transformation.