CAIRO: Despite the many protests demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Electricity, Hassan Younis, the Minister remained because of his ministry involvement in many vital projects. Projects include three electricity stations Egypt will donate to the new country of South Sudan. The Ministry is also involved in the Nile basin crisis, after it put out an agenda to carry out projects in the electricity field with the Nile basin's countries. Another project includes the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian electrical project, which the ministry has been working on for years, it is considered one of the most important reasons why the Younis remains a minister. The third reason is the Minister's ability to solve problems in his ministry, such as the last crisis, known as the ‘cumulative incentives' crisis, when the state's council refused to pay incentives for ministry workers. The minister managed the problem and decided to pay them incentives and the problem was solved. Even though he belongs to the dissolved National Democratic Party, protests did not demand for his dismissal, especially since he refused to cut off electricity in Tahrir Square during the ‘Battle of the Camels.' Finally, Younis plays a role as chairman of the ministerial committee for services, including the Ministry of Health, Education and Transportation. Sharaf kept him as his assistant and not only a minister with particular power.
