Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, flanked by a number of ministers, inspected on Wednesday Ain El Sokhna Port to get acquainted with expansion works to enable it to receive ships loaded with liquefied gas, and measures to turn the liquefied gas into natural gas.

Minister of Transport Hani Dahi explained to Mahlab the expansion works and the measures to receive a ship carrying 110,000 tons of gas within days.

The prime minister praised the efforts exerted by the government to provide gas either for power stations or factories.