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- El Kuriemat Power Plant Project
El Kuriemat Power Plant Project
Egypt
Borrower | Egypt |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Energy |
Approved | 21.09.2004 |
Signed | 12.01.2005 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Egyptian Electric Holding Company(EEHC) |
Co-financiers | EIB, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 18.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 276.80 |
This loan will help finance re-commissioning of Egypt’s Kuriemat Power Plant, which is situated on the eastern bank of the River Nile, some 60 km south of Cairo. The project will construct a new combined cycle power plant with a 750 MW generating capacity. In addition, a water treatment system and wastewater treatment plant will be built, and all related mechanical and electrical works completed. OFID’s loan will specifically co-finance procurement of a heat recovery steam generator package.