Gamal Hegazy, vice-chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), said the government will provide natural gas to around 850,000 houses during the ongoing fiscal year, with a budget estimated at LE1.9 billion, provided by the Finance Ministry.
116,000 of the houses included in the plan are in Upper Egypt, Hegazy said, adding natural gas was provided to around 437,000 houses in several governorates, since July 2014 until February 2015.
He stressed that some informal housing areas, villages and towns are included in the government plan for the first time.
The current effort is part of a wider project to provide natural gas to 2.4 million housing units nationwide over the coming three years. Gas will also be provided to the Marsa Matrouh province for the first time.
The highest rate of gas supply was recorded during the past FY2013/14, when it was delivered to 666,000 housing units, 14 percent more than in 2012/13.
Edited translation from MENA
