Egypt

Shabab — 100 MW Natural Gas

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Shabab is a 100 MW gas power plant located in Egypt. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1982

Year online

Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company

Operator

Location
30.47, 31.93

Coordinates

Insights

#105
largest in %s
#3,266
largest %s worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
1982
%d yrs older than avg
61
operated by %s
45
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
1982
Status
Operational
Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Country
Egypt
Coordinates
30.466, 31.927

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
193,158 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
5.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

41,991
cars / year
25,754
homes / year
8.8M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Shabab is a 100 MW gas-fired power plant in Egypt, commissioned in 1982. It is operated by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company.

Ranked #92 of 98 gas plants in Egypt, Shabab’s 100 MW represents 0.08% of Egypt’s total gas capacity of 121,657 MW. The largest gas plant in Egypt is محطة البرلس المركبة at 4,800 MW, making Shabab 48 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Shabab Power Station (1,500 MW, Gas) and محطة كهرباء الشباب المركبة (1,500 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Qalyubia Governorate, approximately 40 km northeast of Cairo.

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