Browse the atlas
Asset classes
- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
Chokepoints
Egypt · asset class
Iron & Steel Plants in Egypt
Egypt has 12 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 20th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 10 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE (3), Beshay Steel (2) and Egyptian Steel Group (2) — Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE alone is named on 25% of them. Half of Egypt's iron & steel plants in service predate 1998 (median commissioning year of the 9 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Delta Steel Mill Al Qalyubia plant, dating from 1947. 1 is in the pipeline, led by SMS Group DRI Plant, proposed. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Egypt.
On the interactive map
Who owns Egypt's iron & steel plants
- Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE3 25%
- Beshay Steel2 17%
- Egyptian Steel Group2 17%
- Ezz Steel Co2 17%
- National Service Products Organization2 17%
- National Service Project Organization2 17%
- Al Ezz Flat Steel Company SAE1 8%
- Delta Steel Mills Co1 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s3
- 2000s2
- 2010s2
Median commissioning year 1998 · oldest Delta Steel Mill Al Qalyubia plant (1947) · newest Egyptian Steel Beni Suef plant (2018) · 9 of 12 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- SMS Group DRI Plantproposed
How Egypt compares · iron & steel plants by country
- 1. China458
- 17. France14
- 18. Saudi Arabia14
- 19. Ukraine13
- 20. Egypt12
- 21. Thailand12
- 22. Australia11
- 23. Taiwan11
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Egypt?
- OverWatts maps 12 iron & steel plants in Egypt — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 20th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Egypt?
- Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Company Alexandria SAE is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 12 (25%). Next are Beshay Steel (2), Egyptian Steel Group (2) and Ezz Steel Co (2).
- How old are Egypt's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1998, across the 9 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Delta Steel Mill Al Qalyubia plant (1947); 2 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Egypt?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is SMS Group DRI Plant.