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    Reuters: Egypt's Power Choices Appease Public, Squeeze Industry

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Egypt's summer policy of supplying gas to domestic customers while cutting back on supply to industrial customers is hurting industry

by: Erica Mills

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Press Notes, Africa

Reuters: Egypt's Power Choices Appease Public, Squeeze Industry

Far fewer Egyptians are complaining about the kind of power cuts that fuelled unrest in the past but government energy policies apparently focused on appeasing the public are dealing a blow to industries vital for economic growth.

Companies say production will continue suffering unless the government starts diverting some of the gas supplied to electricity plants powering homes to factories.

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