Burullus power plant
| Burullus power plant | |||
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 31 ′ 46 " N , 30 ° 48 ′ 32" E | ||
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 Egypt
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| Waters | Mediterranean Sea | ||
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| Type | Combined cycle power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | natural gas | ||
| power | 4.8 GW | ||
| owner | Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) | ||
| Project start | 2015 | ||
| Start of operations | 2018 | ||
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The Burullus (or El Burullus ) power plant is a combined cycle power plant in the Kafr al-Sheikh governorate , Egypt , which is located on an isthmus between the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Burullus .
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With an installed capacity of 4.8 GW , Burullus is one of the three most powerful power plants in Egypt and in all of Africa (as of February 2019); the other two are Beni Suef and New Capital . Construction of the power plant began in October 2015. It was completed in July 2018.
The power plant is owned by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company .
Power plant units
The power plant consists of four plants, each with two gas turbines and a downstream steam turbine . A waste heat steam generator is connected to each of the two gas turbines ; the waste heat steam generator then supplies the steam turbine. The SGT5-8000H gas turbines and the SST-5000 steam turbines were supplied by Siemens.
See also
Web links
- El Burullus Power Plant - 2018. YouTube , March 6, 2018, accessed February 17, 2019 .
- Egypt Megaproject. Siemens , accessed February 17, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Egypt picks Siemens to run Combined-Cycle Plants. www.power-eng.com, September 21, 2018, accessed on February 17, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b El Burullus Power Plant. www.power-technology.com, accessed on February 17, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Burullus Power Plant 4800 MW. www.pgesco.com, accessed February 17, 2019 (English).
- ↑ World's largest combined cycle power plants completed in record time. Siemens , July 24, 2018, accessed February 17, 2019 .