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{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} The '''Safaga Power Station''' is a January 2013 proposal by the Egyptian government to build a proposed 1950 megawatts megawatt (MW) coal-fired power generation plant station in Safaga, a town located on the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt. Part of the coal required at the plant would be imported from abroad, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy.<ref>[http://fossilfuel.energy-business-review.com/news/egypt-is-planning-to-set-up-1950mw-coal-fired-power-plant-080113 "Egypt is planning to set up 1,950MW coal-fired power plant,"] EBR, Jan. 8, 2013.</ref>
==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.<ref>[http://fossilfuel.energy-business-review.com/news/egypt-is-planning-to-set-up-1950mw-coal-fired-power-plant-080113 "Egypt is planning to set up 1,950MW coal-fired power plant,"] EBR, Jan. 8, 2013.</ref>
==Project Details==
