Egypt launches Middle East's first mobile CNG filling station

Ten more similar units will be deployed in time. Egypt’s target is to reach 1,000 CNG filling stations nationwide within one year.

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the launching of the first mobile compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station in the country. Operated by Gastec, it is also the first mobile CNG unit in the whole Middle East region.

The opening is part of the petroleum sector’s efforts to provide CNG for mobility across the country, in particular in remote places that lack natural gas vehicle supply infrastructure.

With a capacity of 5,000 cubic meters of natural gas, the mobile unit can provide services for seasonal needs, emergency cases, or to serve industrial and commercial facilities.

Following the deployment of the first mobile CNG filling station, Minister Tarek al-Molla said that ten more similar units will be installed in time.

According to al-Molla, Egypt’s target is to increase the number of CNG filling stations to 1,000 nationwide within one year – currently, there are 250 locations. The stations will be deployed in highways and mobility hubs across all governorates.

Natural gas supply is also being introduced in fuel stations in Egypt to help provide fuelling alternatives to citizens.