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electricity. Installed capacity was 18.1 GW in 2004. About 86
percent of Egyptʹs generating capacity is thermal, the remainder
hydroelectric. To keep up with growing demand, installation of an
additional 13.4 GW by 2012 is planned, mainly through additional
thermal power plants. The contribution of the electricity sector to
GDP was 1.5 percent in 2003/04.
The electricity grid is connected to Jordan, Libya, and Syria (via
Jordan). There are plans for a transmission line between Egypt and
the Congo, through which Egypt would have access to the excess
capacity generated by Congoʹs Inga Dam. Electricity supply enters
Egypt duty free. Egypt is a net exporter of electricity, with 2002/03
net exports amounting to 780 GWh.
Power policy is formulated by the Ministry of Electricity and
Energy. The State‐owned Egyptian Electrical Holding Company
(EEHC) is responsible for the generation, transmission, and
distribution of electrical energy. It also owns and operates Egyptʹs
electricity grid. The transport, distribution, and management of the
grid remain a monopoly controlled by the EEHC, while electricity
generation has been liberalised.
Law 100/1996 authorises the private sector to build, own, operate,
and transfer (BOOT) electrical power generation plants. Thus,
private companies will be selling electricity to EEHC for twenty
years and at the end of the operating period, they will transfer
assets to EEHC. Since adoption of this law, private investment in
the electricity sector has increased considerably, from EGP 120
million to EGP 5,030 million. The share of private generating
companies in total installed capacity was just under 8 percent in
2003.
Health and pharmaceutical products
The Egyptian medical sector is very complex, with multiple public
and private actors. The State budget devoted to health remains
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