New Abu Qir power plant

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New Abu Qir power plant (محطة كهرباء أبو قير الجديدة) is an operating power station of at least 1300-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)
New 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] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5] 650[4] steam turbine[3] 2013[5]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][5] 650[4] steam turbine[3] 2012[5]

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 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 2 West Delta Electricity Production Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[6]
  • Captive industry: Power[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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 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 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210713212136/http://www.moee.gov.eg/english_new/EEHC_Rep/2018-2019en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (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)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815024740/https://www.wdpc-alex.com/AbokirNewSect.html. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122408/https://www.ecgsa.com/app/uploads/2019/12/Abu%20Qir%20Thermal%20Power%20Plant.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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