Qena power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Qena power station or Al-Marashda Power Station is a proposed 1,300-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Qena Governorate, Egypt.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Al Marashdah, Al Waqf, Qena Governorate, Egypt.

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Project Details

• Sponsor: Upper Egypt Electricity Production
• Parent company: The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC)
• Location: Al Marashdah, Al Waqf, Qena Governorate, Egypt
• Coordinates: 26.096822, 32.479740 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (proposed): 1,300 MW
  • Gas turbine units 1-2: 650 MW per unit (to start 2027)