South Helwan power station

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South Helwan power station (محطة كهرباء جنوب حلوان البخارية) is an operating power station of at least 1950-megawatts (MW) in Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
South Helwan power station Helwan, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt 29.848319, 31.336853 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3: 29.848319, 31.336853

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 650[4][3] steam turbine[3] not found 2018[4]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 650[4][3] steam turbine[3] not found 2019[4]
3 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 650[3] steam turbine[3] not found 2019[4]

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 Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
2 Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]
3 Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co [100%][4] Egyptian Electricity Holding Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1][5]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[1][5]
  • Non-industry use: power[1][5]


Background

The South Helwan power station construction began on October 25, 2011. It is a project of the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co. which in turn is a subsidiary of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Co. The $446.5 million project is located 15 km north of Beni Suef city and consists of three 650 MW steam turbines.[6][7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709103320/https://www.presidency.eg/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9/%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%AD%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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)
  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 (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 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220923193650/http://ueepc.com/?page=st_helwan&. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709084509/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STl5WJNGh3c. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. مشروع جنوب حلوان 3 × 650 م.وات organizational website, accessed Nov 21, 2019
  7. South Helwan Power Plant 3x650 MW, Power Generation Engineering and Services Company (PGESCo), accessed Jul 13, 2021

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