North Giza power plant

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North Giza power plant (محطة كهرباء شمال الجيزة المركبة) is an operating power station of at least 2250-megawatts (MW) in El Qata, Monshaet El Qanater, Giza, Egypt. It is also known as Giza North Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
North Giza power plant El Qata, Monshaet El Qanater, Giza, Egypt 30.2483, 30.9471 (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, Unit 3: 30.2483, 30.9471

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[2][3] 750[2][3] combined cycle[3] 2015[2][3]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] 750[3] combined cycle[3] 2015[2][3]
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][3] 750[3] combined cycle[3] 2015[2][3]

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%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20211220040500/http://cairoepc.com/gizanorth.html. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 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. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 (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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709074342/https://www.albankaldawli.org/ar/news/feature/2012/11/20/giza-north-power-plant-project-q-a. 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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