Egypt targets 2.7 bcf/day regasification capacity by 2025 summer

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is implementing an integrated plan to upgrade the country’s natural gas infrastructure and boost regasification capacity to 2,700 million cubic feet per day by the summer peak of 2025 through the deployment of four floating storage regasification units (FSRUs).

The initiative aims to ensure secure and sustainable gas supplies to the electricity sector and key industrial and economic activities, while enabling flexibility in response to global and regional energy market shifts. The plan also supports the diversification of inputs to the national gas grid, including domestic production, pipeline imports, and liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Several agreements have been signed with global companies to lease modern FSRUs. These units include the Hoegh Galleon already operating in Ain Sokhna since 2024, and three new units—Energeous Eskimo and Energeous Power at the SUMED and Sonker berths in Ain Sokhna, and Winter at the United Gas Derivatives Company (UGDC) berth in Damietta.

In parallel, new berths have been prepared and connected to the national gas grid, enhancing Egypt’s infrastructure and ensuring a stable supply-demand balance. The expansion is part of a broader strategy to increase energy security during peak consumption periods.

In a further step, Egypt is cooperating with Jordan to strengthen regional supply resilience. A fifth FSRU, “Energeous Force,” is set to arrive at the Port of Aqaba in late July and will be connected to the Arab Gas Pipeline. This unit will add up to 750 million cubic feet per day in regasification capacity and serve as a new entry point for both countries’ networks in case of emergencies.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: M. S. Salama