Smoke rises from a fire following bombing in Tehran
Israel-Iran war imperils Egypt’s energy supply
Egypt’s government was already preparing for potential energy shortages this summer, and the loss of Israeli gas supply has made things worse
Egypt is scrambling to contain the risk of widespread power outages over the coming weeks, after a suspension in Israeli gas supplies compounded already mounting concerns over a potential energy shortfall amid the summer heatwave. On 13 June, Israel’s government ordered the shutdown until further notice of the offshore Leviathan field, the country’s largest source of gas supply, following missile strikes on Iran that prompted retaliation from Tehran. Energean, operator of the nearby Karish field, also received an order to temporarily suspend operations. “If the Israel-Iran war and its associated disruption to gas production rumbles on for weeks instead of days, Egypt will face a major
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