West Assiut power station

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West Assiut power station (محطة كهرباء غرب أسيوط المركبة) is an operating power station of at least 1500-megawatts (MW) in Assiut, Egypt.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
West Assiut power station Assiut, Assiut, Egypt 27.182448, 31.000017 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 27.182448, 31.000017

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5][6] 750[4][3] combined cycle[6] 2019[7][4][3]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5][6] 750[4][8] combined cycle[6][9] 2020[7][4][3]

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 1 Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 2 Upper Egypt Electricity Production Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[10][11]
  • Captive industry: Power[10][11]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Assiut+power+station+complex+in+1500+MW/@27.182019130.997045994m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x1445073a0aef4c91:0x710c292d23662b59!8m2!3d27.1820143!4d30.9992337. {{cite web}}: 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810082649/http://ueepc.com/?page=st_gahdam1&. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709075924/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/%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (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. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220527191052/https://aleqaria.com.eg/post/details/76751/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B7. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709110621/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%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B7-1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9/218. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709101936/http://www.ueepc.com/?page=st_gahdam1. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081947/https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/5154508. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709093813/https://www.pgesco.com/projects/new-assiut-power-plant-1000-mw-fast-track/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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