Egypt

Karmouz — 23 MW Oil

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Karmouz is a 23 MW oil power plant located in Egypt. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1980

Year online

Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company

Operator

Location
31.18, 29.91

Coordinates

Insights

#135
largest in Egypt
#878
largest Oil worldwide
#18,393
largest worldwide
1980
17 yrs older than avg
61
operated by Egyptian Electricity Holding…
25
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
1980
Status
Operational
Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Country
Egypt
Coordinates
31.176, 29.914

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
52,385 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,571,544 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

11,388
cars per year
6,985
homes per year
2,381,127
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

About this plant

Karmouz is a 23 MW oil-fired power plant in Egypt, commissioned in 1980.

Ranked #6 of 6 oil plants in Egypt, Karmouz’s 23 MW represents 2.19% of Egypt’s total oil capacity of 1,048 MW. The largest oil plant in Egypt is Walidia at 600 MW, making Karmouz 26 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Abu Kir (2,236 MW, Gas), محطة أبوقير البخارية (2,235.3 MW, Gas), and Abu Qir Power Plant (2,235 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Alexandria Governorate, approximately 20 km northeast of Alexandria.

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