6 October power plant
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6 October power plant (محطة كهرباء 6 أكتوبر) is an operating power station of at least 1519-megawatts (MW) in Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt. It is also known as Cairo 6 October.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 October power plant | Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt | 30.0538, 31.04641 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit CC1: 30.0538, 31.04641
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[3][4] | gas, diesel[5] | 150[5] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2012[5] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[3][4] | gas, diesel[5] | 150[5] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2012[5] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[3][4] | gas, diesel[5] | 150[5] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2012[5] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[3][4] | gas, diesel[5] | 150[5] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2012[5] | – |
| Unit CC1 | operating[3][4][5] | gas, diesel[5] | 919[5] | combined cycle[4][6] | not found | 2019[5][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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Cairo Electricity Production Co[3] | Egyptian Electricity Holding Co |
| Unit 2 | Cairo Electricity Production Co[3] | Egyptian Electricity Holding Co |
| Unit 3 | Cairo Electricity Production Co[3] | Egyptian Electricity Holding Co |
| Unit 4 | Cairo Electricity Production Co[3] | Egyptian Electricity Holding Co |
| Unit CC1 | Cairo Electricity Production Co[3] | Egyptian Electricity Holding Co |
Project-level captive use details
Background
The 6 of October power plant is an operating 1518.7MW station, owned by Cairo Electricity Production Company and located in Sheikh Zayed City, Giza, around 25 km from Cairo, Egypt. The first phase of the power station is a simple cycle power generation project. It consists of four indoor gas turbines with 600 MW which got commissioned in 2012.[9] The second phase is a combined cycle power generation project with a total capacity of 918 MW and got commissioned in two stages, starting with 600MW in 2015 and adding 318.7MW in 2019. [10][11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "www.cairoepc.com/6october.html". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.
- ↑ "www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1539-egypt/fossil-fuels-energy/22699-6th-october-i-gas-power-plant". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Egypt List of Operating Power Plants-EGYPTROL". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE), Egyptian Electricity Holding Company Annual Report 2018-2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 "www.moee.gov.eg/english_new/EEHC_Rep/finalaEN19-20.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Egypt's planning ministry issues report on electricity, renewable energy projects accomplished in 2018/20". EgyptToday. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "www.pgesco.com/projects/6th-of-october-ii-power-plant-4x160-mw/". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "6 October I Power Plant 4X150 MW - PGESCo". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ↑ "6 October I Power Plant 4X150 MW | PGESCo". Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ↑ "شركة القاهرة لإنتاج الكهرباء". www.cairoepc.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ↑ "Egyptian Electricity Holding Company, 2019-2020 Report. Page 20" (PDF).
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Additional data
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