Electricity sector is the first sector in Egypt to adopt the BOT system of investment, in constructing EL- Koraimat plant.

Electricity supply in Egypt had witnessed a remarkable improvement since 1981. By the end of 1996, the population had access to power facility. In 2005/2006 the generated capacity came to k.w.h 107.5 billion, which makes a 2.4 fold increase compared to 91/92. The length of networks progressed from 11.4 to 37.9 thousand km in 81/82 and 2005/2006 respectively, which is about 3.3 fold increase. Number of subscribers similarly leaped to 21.6 million in 2005/2006 compared to 5.6 million in 81/82, which is a 3.9 fold increase.

All these developments in the field of electricity helped Egypt to be one of the major exporters of electricity in the MENA region.