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Power Plants in Egypt

Egypt has 62 power plants on the map, adding up to about 34 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS62
TOTAL CAPACITY34 GW
MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

How Egypt’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Gas33 · 53% · 29 GW
Solar19 · 31% · 760 MW
Oil5 · 8% · 1 GW
Hydro4 · 6% · 3 GW
Wind1 · 2% · 547 MW

Largest power plants in Egypt

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

2,754 MWKuriemat 2Gas
2,250 MWNorth GizaGas2014
2,250 MWNubariaGas
2,236 MWAbu KirGas
2,100 MWHigh DamHydro1967
2,092 MWSidi KrirGas
1,500 MWCairo NorthGas
1,460 MWTalkhaGas
1,360 MWCairo WestGas
1,295 MWShoubra El-KheimaGas
1,200 MWDamiettaGas
1,000 MWNew Gas ShababGas2011

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