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Power Plants in Egypt

Egypt has 118 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 37th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 66 operating and 49 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 62.0 GW across 66 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Renergy Sinia solar farm (15.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are New and Renewable Energy Authority (18), East Delta Electricity Production Co (17) and Middle Delta Electricity Production Co (9) — New and Renewable Energy Authority alone is named on 15% of them. Half of Egypt's power plants in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 65 with a known date), 28 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Aswan I hydroelectric plant, dating from 1960. 49 are in the pipeline, led by Renergy Sinia solar farm (15.0 GW), proposed. They account for 39% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Egypt.

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118
Power Plant in Egypt
#37
of 155 countries
62.0 GW
Operating capacity
49
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Egypt's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · oldest Aswan I hydroelectric plant (1960) · newest Amunet wind farm (2025) · 65 of 118 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Egypt?
OverWatts maps 118 power plants in Egypt — 0.4% of the world's mapped total, the 37th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Egypt?
Renergy Sinia solar farm, at 15.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Egypt's power plants have?
About 62.0 GW operating across 66 plants, with a further 109 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Egypt?
New and Renewable Energy Authority is named as owner or operator on the most — 18 of 118 (15%). Next are East Delta Electricity Production Co (17), Middle Delta Electricity Production Co (9) and Scatec ASA (9).
How old are Egypt's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2014, across the 65 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Aswan I hydroelectric plant (1960); 28 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Egypt?
49 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Renergy Sinia solar farm (15.0 GW), ACWA wind farm (11.1 GW) and China Electric solar farm (10.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Egypt

Oil & Gas Field 79Pipeline 31Cement Plant 27LNG Terminal 12Iron & Steel Plant 12Interconnector 7Chemical Plant 6Refinery 4Export Terminal 3Storage / Tank Farm 1Grid Storage 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335