Abu Qir power plant

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Abu Qir power plant (محطة كهرباء أبو قير , محطة كهرباء أبو قير البخارية) is an operating power station of at least 935-megawatts (MW) in Abu Qir, Abu Qir Bay, Alexandria, Egypt. It is also known as Abu Kir.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abu Qir power plant Abu Qir, Abu Qir Bay, Alexandria, Egypt 31.3167, 30.0667 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[5] not found 1983[1][7]
2 Operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[5] not found 1984[1][7]
3 Operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[5] not found 1984[1][7]
4 Operating[2][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[5] not found 1984[1][7]
5 Operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 311[6] steam turbine[5] not found 1990[1]
6 Operating[1][7] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[6][7] 24[1][6] gas turbine[1] not found 1983[7]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
2 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
3 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
4 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
5 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
6 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[1]
  • Non-industry use: power[1]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220427112327/https://www.wdpc-alex.com/AbokirSteamSect.html. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.alamaltaqa.com/news/details/23794. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221217194527/https://almalnews.com/%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%86%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%89-%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af/. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210714184943/https://www.egyptrol.com/eehc-egypt-electricity-power-plants-production-cepc-edepc-mdepc-wdepc-ueepc. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210713212136/http://www.moee.gov.eg/english_new/EEHC_Rep/2018-2019en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707103955/http://www.moee.gov.eg/english_new/EEHC_Rep/finalaEN19-20.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 (PDF) http://www.moee.gov.eg/test_new/PDFReports/2020-2021-AR.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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