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Egypt installs prepaid electric meters for mosques

Houses of worship in Egypt will need to be more watchful about their electricity consumption as the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity installs prepaid meters to ensure that the bills gets paid.

Birds fly over mosques during sunset in Old Cairo December 22, 2012. Early indications showed Egyptians approved an Islamist-drafted constitution after Saturday's final round of voting in a referendum despite opposition criticism of the measure as divisive.   REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh  (EGYPT - Tags: RELIGION ANIMALS SOCIETY POLITICS) - RTR3BUPB
Birds fly over mosques during sunset in Old Cairo, Dec. 22, 2012. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Mosques and churches in Egypt are going to have to start paying for their electricity in advance. 

Gradual lifting of the electricity subsidies began two years ago, and by 2019 subsidies will be fully removed, meaning citizens will pay for electricity what it costs the state to produce it.

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