Natural gas in Upper Egypt this month

The Egyptian Petroleum Authority will start the first phase of the natural gas project in upper Egypt next week.

Pipelines are to be extended to power stations, cement and sugar companies, and the industrial cities in Guiza governorate.

An authority official said that different studies stated that the natural gas needs in this area reach 1.932 billion cubic meters annually. LE 322 million was allocated for this first phase, which is part of a comprehensive plan to develop the upper Egypt governorates.