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Egypt Power Report – 2020 www.africa-energy.com About African Energy Reports About African Energy Reports Egypt Power Report 2020 is the third in a series of comprehensive studies on key energy industry segments presented by African Energy ’s consultancy group. The reports are intended to provide executives, Egypt Power Report – 2020 financiers, investors, policy-makers and other Published February 2020 stakeholders with a concise but authoritative document that provides an overview of a country’s politics and risk profile, and of the major macroeconomic and business trends that impact DRaevpido Srltaste rEditor [email protected] on projects. The reports provide data to illustrate and analysis to aid understanding of critical JCohonn Htraibmuiltoonr, s Ajay Ubhi questions for the energy industry. Daniel Westbury-Haines About African Energy DLiavne M Darakts a Editor African Energy is a UK-based market [email protected] intelligence provider that has been helping businesses navigate the challenges of the African JEodn iMtoarrikas l Director continent’s complex industries for over two [email protected] decades. Sales and Service Managed and owned by Cross-border Direct:+44 (0) 1424 721 667 Information, African Energy has 16 full-time staff Fax: +44 (0) 1424 721 721 Email: [email protected] in the UK, and a network of correspondents and associates active in over 40 African countries. African Energy’s services include: www.africa-energy.com • Newsletter – A respected source of independent analysis since 1998, covering emerging energy trends and the political and governance issues that concern established operators, new entrants and the finance sector. • Live Data – Live-updated online data platform featuring more than 5,500 power plants in Africa. 2019 Cross-border Information. 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Registered office: 4 Bank Buildings, Station Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1NG, United Kingdom. • Reports – Instant access to essential market Directors: JJ Marks, JM Ford, JD Hamilton, NJ Carn, E intelligence on Africa’s power, renewables, oil and Gillespie gas sectors. 2 AFRICAN ENERGY • EGYPT POWER REPORT • 2020 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................12 COUNTRY SNAPSHOT ............................................................................................15 2. RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT ...........................................................................16 3. POLITICAL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................18 3.1 Structure of government ...............................................................................................................18 - Political ..................................................................................................................................18 system - April 2019 constitutional changes ......................................................................................................18 - Authoritarian trend .............................................................................................................................18 3.2 Key actors ......................................................................................................................................19 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ............................................................................................................19 - Prime Minister Mostafa Kamel Madbouly ..........................................................................................20 - Minister of electricity and renewable energy Mohammed Shaker El Markabi ...................................20 - Deputy minister of electricity and renewable energy Osama Ali Asran .............................................21 - First under-secretary for research, planning & authorities follow-up Mohamed Mousa Omran ........21 - Egyptian Electricity Holding Company chairman Gaber Desouky .....................................................21 - Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company chairwoman Sabah Mashaly ........................................21 - Electricity Utility Regulatory Authority CEO Mohamed Abdel Aziz Hassan Abdel Rahman ..............22 - New and Renewable Energy Authority executive chairman: Mohammed El-Khayat ........................22 3.3 Overview of main political parties .................................................................................................22 - Governing party: Independents and Sisi loyalists ..............................................................................22 - Main opposition: Civil Democratic Movement .................................................................................. 23 - Other parties ......................................................................................................................................23 3.4 Elections ........................................................................................................................................23 - Electoral system .................................................................................................................................23 - Previous election ................................................................................................................................23 - Next election ......................................................................................................................................23 3.5 Major policy initiatives .................................................................................................................. 23 3.6 Corruption ......................................................................................................................................24 - Transparency International rating .......................................................................................................25 - Major corruption concerns .................................................................................................................25 3.7 Security risks .................................................................................................................................25 - Risk of terrorism .................................................................................................................................25 - Risk of ethnic/tribal conflict ...............................................................................................................26 3.8 Recent major developments .........................................................................................................26 AFRICAN ENERGY • EGYPT POWER REPORT • 2020 3 Contents 4. MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW .........................................................................27 4.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................27 4.2 GDP ................................................................................................................................................28 - Trends/projections ..............................................................................................................................28 - Breakdown of economy by sector .....................................................................................................28 4.3 Inflation ..........................................................................................................................................28 4.4 Current account .............................................................................................................................29 4.5 Balance of payments .....................................................................................................................29 4.6 Public debt .....................................................................................................................................30 - Risk of debt distress ..........................................................................................................................30 - Debt-to-GDP ......................................................................................................................................30 - Debt service as percentage of exports ..............................................................................................30 - Major creditors ...................................................................................................................................30 4.7 Credit ratings .................................................................................................................................31 4.8 Exchange