Gazette Staff CAIRO, May 19, 2018 - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed the government to keep up its efforts to develop the electricity and oil sectors. The assertion of this firm state policy came at a joint meeting that President Sisi called yesterday with the Minister of Electricity, Dr.Mohamed Shaker,and Oil Minister Tareq el-Mulla to assess the pace of implementing their plans for developing the energy and petroleum sectors. During the meeting, President Sisi stressed the necessity of pursuing the distinguished performance of the electricity and oil sectors as well as their constant upgrading so as to meet the needs of citizens, Presidency Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Radi said. Ministers Shaker and el-Mulla presented separate reports to the President about their ministries' efforts to achieve energy security and push forward developmental efforts. Minister Shaker reviewed the progress of work in various projects that were being implemented in the electricity sector, pointing out that the sector was witnessing comprehensive enhancement with the establishment and upgrading of new power plants. Besides Ministers Shaker and el-Mulla, attending the meeting were Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Finance Minister Amr el-Garhi, Acting Intellegince Director Abbas Kamel, and Mr. Ahmed Kajok, the deputy finance minister. President Sisi gave instructions to the government to continue the successful economic structural and monetary reforms while increasing expenditures on health, education, infra-structure sectors, and programmes to help protect Egypt's most vulnerable.
