The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company is a state-owned company for electrical power generation, transmission and distribution in Egypt.[1] It was established in 2000 and works in the field of production, transmission and distribution of electricity in Egypt.[2] It supervises production stations, transmission networks, and electricity distribution networks, and includes 17 subsidiaries.
History
The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company was established in 1976 under the name “Egypt Electricity Authority” to be responsible for all electrical power stations and transmission and distribution networks ، In the same year under the name “Rural Electricity Authority” to be responsible for all electrical power stations and transmission and distribution networks in rural zones in all over Egypt. In 1984, the “Public Sector Authority for Electrical Power Distribution” was established, and it assumed supervision of electricity distribution companies.[3]
In 1998, the affiliation of the electricity distribution companies was transferred to the Egyptian Electricity Authority, and the seven electricity regions and electricity distribution companies were merged into seven joint-stock companies. In 2000, Law No. 164 was issued transforming the Egyptian Electricity Authority into the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, which became affiliated with five electricity production companies.