The new prices have increased from $3.16 to $3.26 for a gallon of gasoline, while the retail pump price for a gallon of diesel fuel has increased from US$3.13 to $3.26.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation(EGPC) and Saudi Aramco will hold meetings by April 2017 to set the supply schedule and quantities required according to Egypt's needs of petroleum products.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation plans to pump 16,000 tons of gasoline, and 35,000 tons of diesel to gas stations all over Egypt by the start of March in attempts to meet local demand.