Egypt halts prepaid electricity meter charging for 90 minutes during winter-time switch

Egypt's electricity holding company has announced a temporary suspension of prepaid meter charging overnight as systems adjust for the time change to winter.

• Egypt's Electricity Holding Company announced prepaid meter card charging will stop from 11:30 PM Thursday to 1:00 AM Friday for winter-time technical adjustments.
• The company urged citizens to finish charging prepaid meters before the scheduled suspension to avoid disruptions.
• A Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy official said the time change will not disrupt prepaid charging or affect consumers.
• The official said the unified charging system will halt for one hour at 11:30 PM to preserve subscriber data and charging sequence.