An unnamed electricity ministry official has reportedly denied that the ministry will stop importing prepaid meters as a result of the FX shortage, Al Shorouk reported on Monday. His claims contradict Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker’s statement last week that the ministry is relying on domestically produced meters “for the coming period” to avoid sourcing FX and encouraging production. Meanwhile, the Ministry is looking to outsource the reading of electricity meters at homes and plans to launch a tender that will take place next week, with the winners to sign the contract by the end of this year, Al Borsa reported on Monday.