Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Karim Badawi chaired the general assembly of Egyptian Natural Gas Company to approve its 2025 results, highlighting the sector’s success in safeguarding domestic energy supplies amid regional pressures.
The meeting opened with a tribute to a fallen engineer from Petrojet, underscoring the sector’s human dimension alongside operational achievements.
The minister stressed that LNG import infrastructure at Ain Sokhna and Damietta—developed in record time—enabled Egypt to meet peak summer demand without power cuts, positioning these facilities as a critical “safety valve” for the national energy system.
GASCO, in coordination with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries, Petrojet, and SUMED, successfully integrated imported gas into the national grid, ensuring supply stability across sectors.
Key 2025 operational highlights include:
- 2.3 trillion cubic feet of gas delivered via the national network
- 6.2 billion cubic feet/day peak electricity consumption met without disruption
- 117% of production targets achieved in gas derivatives (1.85 million tons)
On the infrastructure front, GASCO is advancing strategic expansions:
- Dahshour compressor station upgrade (Q2 2026), adding capacity and generating 24 MW via waste heat recovery
- Western Desert Gas Complex expansion to 1.5 bcfd capacity, with operations set for Q2 2026
Looking ahead, GASCO’s 2026–2030 strategy targets greater grid flexibility, efficiency gains, integration of new gas sources, and gradual expansion into renewable energy—reinforcing Egypt’s positioning as a resilient regional energy hub.
