1. Gas market
Reforms and modernization of the Gas Industry. The
Euro Mashrek Gas Market Project aims to support the
reforms and modernization of the gas industry with
emphasis on gas market and network development,
strengthening of the legal and regulatory framework,
and transfer of know-how and expertise to the
administrations, institutions and companies of the
Mashrek region. It contributes to the integration of
the gas markets of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria,
with a view to creating a regional internal gas market
to be integrated with the EU internal gas market.
reGulatory issues in electricity
Co-operation on regulatory issues. Work is under-
way for a twinning project between Egypt’s Electric
Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency
(EEUCPRA) and a European energy regulator. It will ENERGY, EGYPT AND EU
provide technical assistance for this twinning arrange-
ment, which will support EEUCPRA in transmission