On 29th of December 2025, within the framework of the fraternal and historical relations between Egypt and Lebanon upon Egypt's pivotal role as a regional hub for trading and exchanging gas.
Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Joe Saddi, Lebanon's Minister of Energy and Water, signed an MoU to supply gas to Deir Ammar Power Plant in Lebanon for generating electricity, at the headquarters of the Lebanese Council of Ministers in the presence of Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Ambassador Alaa Moussa, Egypt's Ambassador to Lebanon, Eng. Mahmoud AbdelHamid, Executive Managing Director of EGAS, Dr. Mohamed El-Bagoury, Supervisor of the Central Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry, and a number of senior officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Energy.
Eng. Karim Badawi during the signing of an MoU for Suppling Gas to Deir Ammar Power Plant-2
Following the signing, the Minister asserted that the MoU builds on the outcomes of the recent important visit by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, to Lebanon.
The Minister also Pointed out that Egypt is fulfilling its role in supplying Lebanon with natural gas aiming to support energy security for Arab countries, leveraging Egypt's advanced and robust infrastructure in natural gas production, trading, and export.
Eng. Karim Badawi following the signing of an MoU for Suppling Gas to Deir Ammar Power Plant
