List of power stations in Egypt explained

This article lists power stations in Egypt.

Gas

Name	Operator	Governorate	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commission date	Ref
Beni Suef Power Plant	UEEPC	Beni Suef	CCGT	4,800	2018	^[1]
Burullus Power Plant	MDEPC	Kafr El Sheikh	CCGT	4,800	2018
New Capital Power Plant	CEPC	Cairo	CCGT	4,800	2018
Cairo North Power Plant	CEPC	Cairo	CCGT	1,500	Stage 1: 2004 Stage 2: 2007	^[2]
Damietta Power Plant	EDEPC	Damietta	CCGT	1,200	1989
El Atf Power Plant	MDEPC	Kafr El Sheikh	CCGT	750	2006
El Kureimat Power Plant	UEEPC	Minya	CCGT ISCC	3,000	Stage 1: 2008Stage 2: 2010
El Nubaria Power Plant	MDEPC	Alexandria	CCGT	2,250	Stage 1: 2005Stage 2: 2010
Hurghada Power Plant	EDEPC	Red Sea	CCGT	143	2002
Sidi Krir Power Plant	WDEPC	Alexandria	CCGT	750	2000
Talkha Power Plant	MDEPC	Dakahlia	CCGT	290	1979
New Talkha Power Plant	MDEPC	Dakahlia	CCGT	750	2007

Cairo Electricity Production Company

East Delta Electricity Production Company

Middle Delta Electricity Production Company

West Delta Electricity Production Company

Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company

Hydroelectric

Name	Governorate	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commission date	Ref
Aswan High Dam	Aswan	Embankment	2,100	1970
Aswan Low Dam	Aswan	Gravity	592	1960
Nag Hammadi Dam	Qena	Gravity	64	2008

Oil- and gas-fired thermal

Name	Operator	Governorate	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commission date	Ref
El Tebbin Power Station		Cairo	Thermal	700	2010
Abu Qir Power Plant		Alexandria		930	1991
Ain Sokhna Power Plant		Suez		1,300	2014
Cairo West Power Plant		Giza		1,360	2010

Solar

Name	Operator	Governorate	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commission date	Ref
Benban Solar Park	NREA	Aswan	PV power station	1,650	2019	^[4]
Kom Ombo solar park	NREA	Kom Ombo	PV power station	200	2021	^[5]
Access Egypt Solar One Power Plant	Access Power Limited	Aswan	PV power station	50	2018	^[6] ^[7]

Wind

Name	Operator	Governorate	Type	Capacity (MW)	Commission date	Ref
Zafarana Wind Farms	NREA	El Zaafrana	Wind farm	545	2001	^[8]
Jabal Al-Zayt wind farm	NREA	Jabal Al-Zayt	Wind farm	220 (580 MW when completed)	2018

New and Renewable Energy Authority

See also

• List of largest power stations in the world
• List of power stations in Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Egypt Megaproject . Siemens . 2019-02-20 .
2. Web site: Cc-egypt . https://archive.today/20121206002547/http://www.industcards.com/cc-egypt.htm . dead . 2012-12-06 . 2014-04-13 .
3. http://www.world-nuclear.org/rd/rdNew/rddetails.asp?id={F225A1BD-68A7-44C0-B711-E1B04FB59105} World Nuclear Association Reactor Database
4. Web site: 23 April 2018 . Beijing . Forum on China-Africa Cooperation . Egypt: China's Green Energy Company Starts Construction of Biggest Solar Plant in Egypt . 11 April 2018 . Forum on China-Africa Cooperation via AllAfrica.com.
5. Web site: 16 January 2023. KOM OMBO PV. 11 April 2018 . Acwa power.
6. Web site: Access Power and Eren completed financing of two solar plants in Egypt photon.info. 2021-06-27. www.photon.info.
7. Web site: Access-Eren/AESO Proparco - Groupe Agence Française de Développement. 2021-06-27. www.proparco.fr.
8. Web site: 16 January 2023 . طاقة الرياح - محطات قائمة - هيئة الطاقة الجديدة والمتجددة . New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) .