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TAQA Arabia is planning to open several natural gas fueling stations before the end of the year at a combined cost of EGP 145 mn, TAQA CEO Pakinam Kafafi said, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The new stations will bring the total number operated by the Qalaa Holdings subsidiary to 21, and come as part of a recently-announced<\/a> EGP 650 mn plan to have 50 stations set up over three years. This plan comes amid renewed efforts by the government to transition to natgas-powered cars by encouraging car owners to install dual-fuel engines. Take a deep dive into the plan with our three-part series in Hardhat: Part 1<\/a>, part 2<\/a>, and part 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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