Marsa Matruh power station

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Marsa Matruh power station is a cancelled power station in Marsa Matruh, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. It is also known as Mersa Matrouh Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Marsa Matruh power station Marsa Matruh, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt 31.35, 27.233333 (approximate)
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
Unit 1 Cancelled coal: unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Unit 2 Cancelled coal: unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Unit 3 Cancelled coal: unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical
Unit 4 Cancelled coal: unknown 1000 ultra-supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 to be determined [100%] to be determined [100.0%]
Unit 2 to be determined [100%] to be determined [100.0%]
Unit 3 to be determined [100%] to be determined [100.0%]
Unit 4 to be determined [100%] to be determined [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): imported

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Background

In March 2016, the Egyptian government signed an MoU with Japan’s Marubeni and Egypt’s El Sewedy to do a feasibility study within two years for a coal-fired plant near Marsa Matruh on the Mediterranean. The ultra-supercritical coal fired power plant was to be built in two phases, each with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts. Port development and land works related to the import, handling, and storage of coal shipments were to be included.[1]

In January 2017, it was reported that Japan's Sumitomo had presented an offer to establish a 2,000 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant in Sidi Shabib in Marsa Matruh.[2]

In November 2017, it was reported that the status of the plant was unclear as the electricity ministry was focused on moving forward with a single plant at Hamarawein, the Hamarawein IPP coal project.[3]

With no known developments on the project, it appears to be abandoned.

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