The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) has announced that it succeeded in meeting the needs of fuel for power stations of all types, aligned with a plan of the government to stop electricity load shedding as of July 21.

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has reviewed with the follow-up rooms at the MoPMR, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) the supply of fuel to stations as well as the stocks.

Press statements from the MoMPR indicated that the 21st of July witnessed exceptionally high levels of fuel consumption, including natural gas and petroleum liquid, at the power stations during the summer months, which amounted to about 165 million cubic meters of equivalent per day.