Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s consumption from petroleum and natural gas products reached 77.4 million tonnes in fiscal year (FY) 2018/2019, a decrease of 2.1% when compared to 79.1 million tonnes in FY 2017/2018.

Egypt's emissions produced by consuming petroleum and natural gas products amounted to 199.9 million tonnes in FY18/19, compared with 206.8 million tonnes in FY17/18, down 3.3%, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Tuesday.

Total power generated from environment-friendly sources such as winds and solar energy totalled 4,543 gigawatt/hour (GW/h) over FY18/19, approximately up by 58.2% when compared to 2,871 GW/h in FY17/18.