CAIRO – Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Molla has said that natural gas has been supplied to about 15 million residential units including nine million in the past nine years.
During the inauguration of the seventh edition of Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES) 2024 at Al Manara International Conference Centre in New Cairo in the presence of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the minister said 450,000 vehicles were converted to run on natural gas, 70 percent of them were converted since the start of a presidential initiative to expand in the use of gas.
He also pointed out to the expansion of natural gas stations across the republic to reach 1,000.
The minister thanked the president for his continued support to the conference.
The EGYPES 2024 is held under the rubric “stimulating energy: securing supplies, energy transition and emissions reduction” and will last until February 21.
