Ain Sokhna power plant

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Ain Sokhna power plant (محطة كهرباء العين السخنة البخارية, محطة كهرباء العين السخنة, also known as El Ain El Sokhna Supercritical Thermal Power Plant) is a 1300-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Ain Sokhna, Attaka, Suez, Egypt, fueled by fuel oil and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Ain Sokhna power plant

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2][3][4] fuel oil, gas[4] 650 MW steam turbine[5] not found 2015[5]
2 operating[5] fuel oil, gas[4] 650 MW steam turbine[5] not found 2015[5]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Ain Sokhna power plant

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 East Delta Electricity Production Company[100.0%][6] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company[100.0%]
2 East Delta Electricity Production Company[100.0%][6] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company[100.0%]

Plant-level captive use details for Ain Sokhna power plant power station

  • Captive use: Power[7]
  • Captive Industry: Other[7]
  • Non-industry use: Power[7]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Ain Sokhna power plant

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ain Sokhna power plant Ain Sokhna, Attaka, Suez, Egypt 29.6211, 32.3546 (exact)[8][9]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. "Egypt List of Operating Power Plants-EGYPTROL". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. "www.afdb.org/fr/documents/document/egypt-project-completion-report-ain-sokhna-1300-mw-supercritical-thermal-power-plant-project-pcr-96770". Archived from the original on June 23, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%A1%D9%A3%D9%A0%D9%A0-%D9%85%D9%88/". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Redirect Notice". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "www.edepco.com.eg/alsokhna.htm". Archived from the original on July 12, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ref_5
  8. "www.edepco.com.eg/alsokhna.htm". Archived from the original on July 12, 2021.
  9. "www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1539-egypt/fossil-fuels-energy/22704-ain-sokhna-gas-power-plant". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.