Egypt’s Electricity Law Sets Three-Year Jail Term, Half-Million Fine for Damaging Facilities

Damaging electricity facilities in Egypt carries a penalty of three years in prison and a fine of half a million under the country’s Electricity Law.

Law No. 87 of 2015 establishes tough penalties aimed at deterring electricity theft, as well as tampering with or damaging power infrastructure.

The provisions cover facilities used to generate, transmit or distribute electricity, extending protection across the main stages of the power supply system.

The law’s penalties address both the unlawful use of electricity and interference with the facilities that deliver it.