Red Sea Governor: Water Deficit Now Running at 100,000 Cubic Meters a Day

The Red Sea governor said the governorate's water shortfall has reached 100,000 cubic meters a day, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm — the starkest figure yet put on a shortage this site has tracked for weeks.

The report did not break down the deficit by city, specify how it was calculated, or give a timeline for closing the gap.

The disclosure follows a run of related measures reported this month: a price cap of EGP 140 per cubic meter with fines for violators, a promise of two new desalination stations, and repair crews dispatched after a break in the Karimat line that feeds Hurghada. Residents in Hurghada and Ras Ghareb have also described shortages stretching into a third week.

A daily deficit of that size, if sustained through peak August tourist season, points to real strain on both household taps and hotel water supply across the coast — though the source report gives no breakdown of which towns or neighborhoods are hit hardest, nor any date by which new desalination capacity is expected online.

Hurghada News will follow up if the governorate specifies where the shortfall is concentrated or when new supply comes on line.