{"version":"1","article":{"id":"egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","slug":"egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=en","title":"Egypt’s average daily gas consumption rose 12.7% in summer 2026","summary":"Egypt’s petroleum minister said average daily gas consumption rose from 6,458.36 million cubic feet in winter 2025–26 to 7,281.56 million cubic feet in summer 2026. The comparison uses seasonal averages.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["oil-gas"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-24","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Egypt State Information Service / Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egypt-continues-efforts-to-secure-petroleum-products-expand-natural-gas-network/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-24"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-gas-consumption-summer-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["At a 24 September press conference, Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi said average gas consumption was 6,458.36 million cubic feet a day in the winter period from October 2025 to March 2026 and 7,281.56 million cubic feet a day in the summer period of July–August 2026. The ministry calculated the increase at 12.7%. These are daily averages for the stated periods, not a reading for a single day.","Badawi also said gas use equivalent to electricity generation rose from a winter average of 109.15 million cubic metres a day to 154.55 million in summer, an increase of 41.6%. The ministry reported at the same briefing that 75,000 vehicles were converted to natural gas during fiscal 2025–26 and EGP 6.1 billion was invested in main transmission networks. The consumption figures are ministry statements; the report does not provide a separate methodology note or independent verification."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Egypt’s petroleum minister said average daily gas consumption rose from 6,458.36 million cubic feet in winter 2025–26 to 7,281.56 million cubic feet in summer 2026. The comparison uses seasonal averages.\n\nAt a 24 September press conference, Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi said average gas consumption was 6,458.36 million cubic feet a day in the winter period from October 2025 to March 2026 and 7,281.56 million cubic feet a day in the summer period of July–August 2026. The ministry calculated the increase at 12.7%. These are daily averages for the stated periods, not a reading for a single day.\n\nBadawi also said gas use equivalent to electricity generation rose from a winter average of 109.15 million cubic metres a day to 154.55 million in summer, an increase of 41.6%. The ministry reported at the same briefing that 75,000 vehicles were converted to natural gas during fiscal 2025–26 and EGP 6.1 billion was invested in main transmission networks. The consumption figures are ministry statements; the report does not provide a separate methodology note or independent verification.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}