Egypt cuts power to ease loads during heatwave - cabinet

FILE PHOTO: Tourists wearing hats amid a heatwave, walk in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) - Egypt will face regular power cuts until the middle of next week as the government limits consumption of gas during a heatwave, the cabinet said on Wednesday.

Residents have reported power cuts in several areas in Cairo this week as temperatures have risen above 40 degrees during a heatwave that has affected southern Europe and North Africa and coincided with extreme temperatures elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere.