Egypt will not be able to increase its supply of natural gas until the second half of 2014, according to the Ministry of Petroleum, even as gas shortages are already causing blackouts in the North African country.
Power cuts are common in Egypt during the summer, when state utilities are overburdened by the increased use of air conditioning. But this year, the country has been plagued with blackouts in the winter and spring months, a development that coincides with an emerging gas supply deficit. (CONTINUED - 999 WORDS)
