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CAIRO—Egypt is racing to provide more natural gas to Europe by cutting back on its domestic energy consumption, part of an effort to bulk up state coffers amid an economic crisis.

The Egyptian government started this summer to direct the scaling back of domestic electricity consumption, reducing lighting in some streets, squares and other public areas, as well as in shops and government buildings. The aim is to try to lower the amount of natural gas needed for generating electricity by 15% and ship that surplus to buyers in Europe, who are paying top dollar for liquefied natural gas.

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