Safaga Power Station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The Safaga Power Station is a proposed 1,950-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Safaga, Egypt.

Contents

• Location
• Background
• Project Details
• Articles and resources
  • References
  • Related SourceWatch articles
  • External resources
  • External articles

Location

The map below shows the location of Safaga, Egypt, but not the exact location of the Safaga Power Station.

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Background

A portion of the coal required at the plant would be imported from abroad, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. The power plant is expected to come on line by 2020.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
• Parent company:
• Location: Safaga, Egypt
• Coordinates: 26.733, 33.933 (approximate)
• Status: Announced
• Gross Capacity: 1950 (3 units x 650 MW)
• Type:
• Start date: 2020
• Coal Type:
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

Articles and resources

References

Related SourceWatch articles

• Egypt and coal

External resources

External articles