Abu Sultan — Egypt

Abu Sultan is a 600 MW gas power station in Al Isma'iliyah, Egypt. It is operated by East Delta Electricity Production Co [100%]. Based on reported annual generation of 3,090 GWh, it can supply roughly 883k homes. It ranks #33 of 89 Egypt power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1983, it is around 43 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 79.6% of Egypt's electricity; the national grid averages 563 gCO₂/kWh (13.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1000077.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406072; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 600 MW, Abu Sultan is below the median gas plant in Egypt (682.5 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Key facts

Load factor

59%, from 3,090 GWh of reported generation; the median for 30 gas plants in Egypt that report generation is 47%

Share of Egypt gas capacity

1.2% of 51,243 MW across 48 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

1 of 43 dated gas plants in Egypt is older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Egypt

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by East Delta Electricity Production Co [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 30.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

Heating degree-days here run 87% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 18/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~5% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #27 largest gas power plant of 48 in Egypt by capacity.

Egypt has 48 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 51,243 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Shabab · Gas · 100 MW · Al Isma'iliyah
• New Gas Shabab · Gas · 1,000 MW · Al Isma'iliyah
• Suez power plant · Gas · 650 MW · Suez
• Ayoun Moussa power station · Coal · 2,640 MW · Suez
• Ataka · Gas · 900 MW · As Suways
• Oyoun Mousa · Gas · 640 MW · As Suways

Location

Coordinates 30.4025, 32.3086 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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