New Capital power station

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New Capital power station (محطة كهرباء العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة) is an operating power station of at least 4800-megawatts (MW) in New Capital, Egypt. It is also known as New Capital CCPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
New Capital power station New Capital, New Capital, Egypt 29.909415, 31.75584 (approximate)[1][2]

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[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 1200[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2018[5]
Unit 2 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 1200[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2018[5]
Unit 3 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 1200[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2018[5]
Unit 4 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 1200[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2018[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 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 2 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 3 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]
Unit 4 Cairo Electricity Production Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817093348/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/new-capital-gas. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922170011/https://egy-map.com/project/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 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)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 (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/20210712190102/https://www.egyptrol.com/EEHC-egypt-electricity-power-plants-production.php. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709115300/https://www.pgesco.com/projects/new-capital-power-plant-4800-mw/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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