VOL. XLI

No. 35

31-August-1998

EGYPT

Natural Gas To Reach 1.5Mn Users By Year 2003

According to statements attributed to Egyptian Oil Minister Hamdi al-Banbi, the number of consumers receiving piped natural gas in Egypt will rise to some 1.5mn within the next five years. From 1979 till now, natural gas has been connected to more than 930,000 households, 6,000 commercial establishments, 24 power plants, 545 bakeries and around 100 factories in the Cairo, Giza, Alexandria and Port Said...