Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab have met with Oil Minister Sharif Isma’il and Electricity Minister Muhammad Shakir to draw up a plan to minimize summer blackouts.

Egypt’s generating capacity hit 31.45GW by end-2014, after summer peak demand reached 28.25GW and there were frequent blackouts. (CONTINUED - 236 WORDS)