Ataka Steam power plant

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Ataka Steam power plant (محطة كهرباء عتاقة البخارية) is an operating power station of at least 900-megawatts (MW) in Al Semad, Attaka, Suez, Egypt. It is also known as Ataqa Al-Bukhari Power Station, Ataqa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ataka Steam power plant Al Semad, Attaka, Suez, Egypt 29.93619, 32.47192 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit ST1, Unit ST2, Unit ST3, Unit ST4: 29.93619, 32.47192

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit ST1 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 150[3] steam turbine[3] 1985[4] 2025 (planned)[5]
Unit ST2 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 150[3] steam turbine[3] 1985[4] 2025 (planned)[5]
Unit ST3 operating[1][6][7][8] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 300[3] steam turbine[3] 1987[1] 2025 (planned)[5]
Unit ST4 operating[1][6][7][8] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 300[3] steam turbine[3] 1989[1]

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
Unit ST1 East Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit ST2 East Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit ST3 East Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit ST4 East Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[9]
  • Captive industry: Power[9]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624011200/http://www.edepco.com.eg/Ataka.htm. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20190908170342/http://www.edepco.com.eg:80/Ataka%20gs.htm. Archived from the original on 08 September 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 (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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709110611/https://www.edepco.com.eg/ar/info-of-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9/220. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122232024/https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_egypt/details/2023/1/16/2356580/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%83-16-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://economyplusme.com/en/86744/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 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)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://taqamasr.com/electricity/news/%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD-%D8%AA%D9%83%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001044825/https://www.ecgsa.com/project/attaka-thermal-power-plant-extension-unit-iv-300-mw/. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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