Egypt’s government close to deciding electric cars tariffs – ZAWYA

  • Date: 06-Mar-2020
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt’s government close to deciding electric cars tariffs – ZAWYA

A report will be submitted to the Minister of Electricity to discuss the application mechanism and present it to the Cabinet for a final decision.. The government is close to setting the tariff for selling kilowatt-hour for electric cars, after holding numerous meetings and discussions with the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) and Consumer Protection Agency (CPA).. Informed sources told Daily News Egypt that ERA held talks with companies that began installing electric vehicle charging units in Egypt, including Infinity-E and Revolta to discuss their opinions of the selling price for kilowatt-hours for e-cars.. The sources said that the tariff for electric cars will likely be announced and approved before the end of June.. In January, a meeting was held and included Ministers of Military Production, Electricity, Public Business Sector, and Industry to discuss the strategy of electric cars in Egypt..