Is the Oil Ministry planning further reductions to number of homes to be supplied with gas?

The Oil Ministry’s resources can only cover connecting 500K homes with natural gas, said Deputy Oil Minister Mohamed Radwan, according to Youm7. He blames a lack of funding by the government for this predicament. Earlier this month, the ministry said it was lowering its target for number of homes it plans to connect to the natural gas grid in FY2017-18 to 600K from 1 mn. Radwan’s statement could imply further cuts to that target.