Cairo South power plant

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Cairo South power plant (محطة كهرباء جنوب القاهرة, محطة كهرباء جنوب القاهرة الغازية) is a retired power station in Monshaat Nasir, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt. It is also known as Cairo South I & II.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cairo South power plant Monshaat Nasir, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt 29.868339, 31.29104 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1: 29.868339, 31.29104

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1-1 Retired[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 110[5] gas turbine[6] not found 1989[6] 2021[5][7]
1-2 Retired[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 110[6][4] gas turbine[6][8] not found 1989[6] 2021[5]
1-3 Retired[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 110[5] gas turbine[6][8] not found 1989[6] 2021[5]
2-1 Retired[1][9][10][11] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][4] 165[6][12][1] combined cycle[12][6][8] not found 1994[6][8] 2022[10]

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
1-1 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100%][6][1] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
1-2 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100%][6][1] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
1-3 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100%][6][1] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
2-1 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100%][6][1] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[13]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211225061919/http://cairoepc.com/cairosouth.html. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220716181618/http://www.moee.gov.eg/english_new/EEHC_Rep/REP2021-2022en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623200308/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/cairo-south-gas-i. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (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 2022-07-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709071340/https://powernews.cc/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{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 6.12 6.13 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 2021-07-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.dostor.org/4295809. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE), Egyptian Electricity Holding Company Annual Report 2018-2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-13. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  9. "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220925115816/https://powernews.cc/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709232346/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/cairo-south-gas-ii. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210714172646/https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pdaba094.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818161508/http://www.giza.gov.eg/Companies/Electricity%20Distribution/Overview.aspx. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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