CAIRO — Egypt’s public debate over coal is still smoldering, despite another Cabinet news release supporting its use for power generation. On April 2, a statement from the prime minister’s office announced that private companies could import coal, provided they behave themselves environmentally.
The Cabinet still has to vote on the matter and opponents are digging in for a fight, but this latest notice and the huge sums of money changing hands in the cement sector imply that the importation of coal is a likely outcome.