Egypt: Cairo Blackout · Global Voices
Eman AbdElRahman

This summer is different in Egypt. Repeated power and water cuts have hit different districts every single day over the past few months. And although there wasn't a clear official statement it was commonly understood that the repeated electricity cut was to reduce loads on power stations.
However, today [August 8, 2012] was different. Most of Cairo residents woke up to a major electricity failure that not only affected their houses and offices, but also Cairo's underground metro and the Egyptian Stock Exchange.
Mado shares his story:
He continues:
Mostafa Al Naggar, a former Member of Parliament, says:
Maged Abedo asks:
Hany Hathout exclaims:
@HHathout: Black Out. No electricity all over the city.
Journalist Sarah Carr asks:
@Sarahcarr: Were the electricity cuts in Cairo this widespread and frequent last summer?
And Amr Hassan notes:
@superamr: So much sun. So little electricity. #Cairo
But one resident says the electricity cuts bring much needed peace to Cairo. Patricia Stein comments:
@PsteinND: The moment the electricity cuts in #Cairo its quiet…beautifully quiet. I request longer outages please. Bring people back to reality.