March 15, 2023. Egypt inaugurated its first mobile centre for converting vehicles to operate on natural gas as part of its efforts to expand reliance on clean and cheap energy.
The centre is a mobile car and includes all components and kits for conversion, a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said, describing it as the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East.
The centre, owned by the Egyptian International Company for Gas Technology (GasTech), can convert about 20 cars daily.
Equipped with all the necessary equipment and experienced staff, the centre can move to companies and institutions and provide the service at their places. It can also move to provide maintenance and repair services, the statement pointed out.
The centre is one of the innovative solutions to support the Petroleum Ministry’s plan to endorse the presidential initiative to convert vehicles’ engines to run on natural gas instead of, or along with, gasoline, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla said.
