Abu Qir power plant

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Abu Qir power plant (محطة كهرباء أبو قير , محطة كهرباء أبو قير البخارية) is an operating power station of at least 911-megawatts (MW) in Abu Qir, Abu Qir Bay, Alexandria, Egypt. It is also known as Abu Kir.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abu Qir power plant Abu Qir, Abu Qir Bay, Alexandria, Egypt 31.3167, 30.0667 (approximate)[1]

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

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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][4][5] gas, fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[3] not found 1983[1][7]
Unit 2 operating[2][3][4][5] gas, fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[3] not found 1984[1][7]
Unit 3 operating[2][3][4][5] gas, fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[3] not found 1984[1][7]
Unit 4 operating[2][3][4] gas, fuel oil[6][7] 150[6] steam turbine[3] not found 1984[1][7]
Unit 5 operating[2][3][4][5] gas, fuel oil[6][7] 311[6] steam turbine[3] not found 1990[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 Parent
Unit 1 West Delta Electricity Production Company[2] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]
Unit 2 West Delta Electricity Production Company[2] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]
Unit 3 West Delta Electricity Production Company[2] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]
Unit 4 West Delta Electricity Production Company[2] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]
Unit 5 West Delta Electricity Production Company[2] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


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/20220427112327/https://www.wdpc-alex.com/AbokirSteamSect.html. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 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 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://www.alamaltaqa.com/news/details/23794. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221217194527/https://almalnews.com/%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%a3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%86%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%89-%d8%ad%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af/. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 (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 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 (PDF) http://www.moee.gov.eg/test_new/PDFReports/2020-2021-AR.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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