Egypt

Zafarana Solar Power Station — 43 MW Solar

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Zafarana Solar Power Station is a 43 MW solar power plant located in Egypt. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
43 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2022

Year online

Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company

Operator

Location
29.18, 32.54

Coordinates

Insights

#129
largest in Egypt
#1,228
largest Solar worldwide
#14,878
largest worldwide
2022
6 yrs newer than avg
61
operated by Egyptian Electricity Holding…
14
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
43 MW
Commissioned
2022
Status
Operational
Owner
Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
Country
Egypt
Coordinates
29.177, 32.544

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,780 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
83,397 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
41 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

604
cars per year
371
homes per year
126,359
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Zafarana Solar Power Station is a 43 MW solar power facility in Egypt, commissioned in 2022. It is operated by the Egyptian government and contributes to the growing solar energy sector in the country.

Ranked #15 of 32 solar plants in Egypt, Zafarana’s 43 MW represents 0.95% of Egypt’s total solar capacity of 4,524 MW. The largest solar plant in Egypt is Benban Solar Park at 1,650 MW, making Zafarana 38.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include El Ain El Sokhna Power Station (1300 MW, Gas), Suez Gulf (683 MW, Gas), and Suez Gulf Power Station (682.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Suez region, approximately 150 km east of Cairo.

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