Egypt to Connect 72,800 Households in Qalyubia to National Gas Grid
Egypt is planning to link 72,800 households in Qalyubia province to the national gas grid by the end of 2018.
Egypt is planning to link 72,800 households in Qalyubia province to the national gas grid by the end of 2018.
The Ministry of Petroleum has connected houses in six different areas to the national gas grid since the beginning of July 2018.
Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla and the president of Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS) are considering linking 684 clients across 18 governorates to the national gas grid.
The European Union will provide a $83.2 million fund to the Egyptian government to be used for connecting households to the national gas grid.
The number of households connected to the national gas grid reached around 8.6 million in April 2018.
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has allocated EGP 3.5 billion in the 2018/19 budget to increasing the number of households connected to the natural gas grid.
The Egyptian cabinet announced allocating EGP 4.5 billion to connect 1.35 million residential units to the national gas grid by the end of 2018.
Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah El Sisi, urges to connect 1.4 million households to the national gas grid in 2018.
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources increased the number of households connected to national gas grid to around 8.3 million households across the country.
The government anticipates that 8.2 million households will be connected to the natural gas grid by the end of 2017.