Ain Sokhna power plant

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Ain Sokhna power plant (محطة كهرباء العين السخنة البخارية, محطة كهرباء العين السخنة) is an operating power station of at least 1300-megawatts (MW) in Ain Sokhna, Attaka, Suez, Egypt. It is also known as El Ain El Sokhna Supercritical Thermal Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ain Sokhna power plant Ain Sokhna, Attaka, Suez, Egypt 29.62108, 32.35461 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 29.62108, 32.35461

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][5][6] gas, fuel oil[6] 650[7] steam turbine[7] not found 2015[7]
Unit 2 operating[7] gas, fuel oil[6] 650[7] steam turbine[7] not found 2015[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 East Delta Electricity Production Company[8] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]
Unit 2 East Delta Electricity Production Company[8] Egyptian Electricity Holding Company [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[9]
  • Captive industry: Other[9]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712183850/https://www.edepco.com.eg/alsokhna.htm. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714163746/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1539-egypt/fossil-fuels-energy/22704-ain-sokhna-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623204814/https://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 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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)
  5. "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.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709103413/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-%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 09 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709082649/https://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.moee.gov.eg%2Fenglish_new%2FEEHC_Rep%2FfinalaEN19-20.pdf&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1649968966671330&usg=AOvVaw3Bjga-LZ2N9Ity_FE9vHB_. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712183850/https://www.edepco.com.eg/alsokhna.htm. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003111046/https://projectsportal.afdb.org/dataportal/VProject/show/P-EG-FAA-014. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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