Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 9

28-Feb-2011

EGYPT

Egypt Postpones Tender For Nuclear Power Plant

The ousting of President Husni Mubarak and his replacement by an interim government have led Egypts Ministry of Electricity and Energy to postpone a tender for the construction of the countrys first nuclear power generation facility, at al-Dab'a on the Mediterranean coast. The tender was opened in August and due to close in January, but the procedure was overtaken by events that may...