Vehicles to natural gas: Egypt going green

Vehicles to natural gas: Egypt going green

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated Egypt' s first Go Green exhibition on Monday to showcase technologies and financing programmes available for converting petrol-powered vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

Encouraging the use of CNG in vehicles will also help to develop modern infrastructure and build new roads, as well as reduce the cost of subsidised petroleum products in the state budget.

Replacing traditional petrol with CNG will save vehicle owners about 50 per cent when they refuel their vehicles. The use of CNG will help to reduce pollution and save the environment, and it will help Egypt to benefit further from recent discoveries of natural gas and reduce the cost of importing diesel fuel.

The exhibition, which took place at Cairo' s Al-Manara International Conference Centre from 4 to 6 January, saw the participation of major car companies operating in the Egyptian market, manufacturers of cars that operate on natural gas, agents and importers of dual-fuel cars which run on both petrol and CNG, automotive feeder companies, and nine banks presenting financing schemes.

The exhibition was held to showcase vehicles participating in schemes to replace older cars. The prices of these have not yet been announced, but