East Cairo Mobile power plant

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East Cairo Mobile power plant (محطة كهرباء شرق القاهرة المتنقلة) is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in East Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
East Cairo Mobile power plant East Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 30.079841, 31.293483 (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: 30.079841, 31.293483

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[2][3] 25[2] gas turbine[3] 2015[2]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[2][3] 25[2] gas turbine[3] 2015[2]

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 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 2 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other[3]
  • Captive industry: Power[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cairo+Cairo+Governorate+Egypt/@30.059488431.217265612z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x14583fa60b21beeb:0x79dfb296e8423bba!8m2!3d30.0444196!4d31.2357116!16zL20vMDF3MnY?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120004946/https://cairoepc.com/wadihoof.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003045745/http://ueepc.com/?page=st_movable&. 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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