Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly Announce Saturday, March 28, a comprehensive package of energy conservation measures, including a nationwide partial remote work mandate, as Egypt moves to manage economic pressure that it described as unprecedented in scope.
Madbouly said, in a press conference after an inspection tour of the Obour Market on the outskirts of Cairo, that all government institutions, except for the services and production sectors, will switch to a weekly remote work day, starting from the first Sunday of April, for an initial period of one month. This excludes only schools, universities, factories and hospitals. He pointed out that if the procedure proves effective, it is possible to add a second day of remote work.
The Prime Minister identified two additional steps to reduce energy consumption. First, the government will completely suspend work on large government infrastructure projects that consume large amounts of diesel and gasoline for at least two months, with ministries directed to review their project portfolios accordingly. Secondly, all government vehicles will face an immediate 30% reduction in their fuel and energy allocations.
On the issue of supplies of essential commodities, Prime Minister to request To show calm, they said that Egypt possesses strategic reserves of basic commodities ranging from six months to a full year.
“The most important thing now is the availability of goods and price stability,” he said, adding that the current crisis was unprecedented in all countries around the world and that the government’s sole focus was to protect the country and ensure that citizens get what they need.