Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli announced that all government employees in bodies which do not provide direct services to the public would work from home each Sunday in the month of August to ease loads on the electric grid in the country.
The decision applies to public servants in finance, administration, and IT, Madbouli explained in a press conference after the weekly Cabinet meeting in New Alamein on Thursday.
Employees who do have direct contact with the public, such as those who work in customer service or law enforcement, will continue to work from their offices on Sundays, Madbouli added.
The prime minister also called on private sector companies to allow their employees to work from home whenever possible to ease loads on the electric grid.
The prime minister also revealed that the government will be announcing a new schedule for easing loads.
Recent power outages have resulted from increased consumption triggered by the ongoing heatwave that hit the country and the world.
The schedule will be announced to the public on Monday, 31 July indicating dates and times for load easing by neighborhood, the prime minister said.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
