On 27 September 2020, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sissi led the inauguration of the Egyptian Refining Company. The ceremony was also attended by the Prime Minister, the Head of the Egyptian Parliament, and the Ministers of Petroleum, Environmental Affairs, Transportation and Planning & Economic Development, as well as several other senior government officials. The event took place at the project site and involved a site visit and presentations and videos presented by the Minister of Petroleum, the Minister of Environmental Affairs and Dr. Ahmed Heikal.