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BbSP} Infinity 2

Solar power plant in Aswan, Egypt. Approximate location 24.418, 32.735.

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BbSP} Infinity 2 is a 50 MW solar power plant in Aswan, Egypt. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 21k homes (estimated). It ranks #70 of 89 Egypt power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 3.1% of Egypt's electricity; the national grid averages 563 gCO₂/kWh (13.0% low-carbon) (2025).

50Legacy source-record capacity
21,274homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0071521.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBbSP} Infinity 2 WRI
CountryEgypt · Aswan WRI
Coordinates24.418, 32.735 WRI
FuelSolar WRI
MW installed capacity50 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#70 of 89 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#8 of 19 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.00× · 50 MW median · 19 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent21,274 calculated
Climate25.9°C · HDD 117 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC1 · 45/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 64 MW for Benban Infinity solar farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Capacity claim grade: B_SCOPE_PARENT_COMPLEX - recommended action: build_parent_complex_model - confidence: not_comparable_without_scope. This follows a claim-based data model: value + scope + source + confidence, rather than silently overwriting records.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 50 MW, BbSP} Infinity 2 is around the median solar plant in Egypt (50 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

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

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Egypt

BbSP} SP II: 150 MW150BbSP} SP IIBbSP} Acciona I: 50 MW50BbSP} Acci…BbSP} Acciona II: 50 MW50BbSP} Acci…BbSP} Alcazar: 50 MW50BbSP} Alca…BbSP} Alfanar: 50 MW50BbSP} Alfa…BbSP} FAS: 50 MW50BbSP} FASBbSP} Infinity 1: 50 MW50BbSP} Infi…BbSP} Infinity 2: 50 MW50BbSP} Infi…

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

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

25.9°Cannual mean temp
117heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,003cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
152 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 16 °CJF: 17 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 27 °CAM: 31 °CMJ: 33 °CJJ: 33 °CJA: 33 °CAS: 31 °CSO: 28 °CON: 22 °CND: 17 °CD33 °C

Heating degree-days here run 95% 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: 15/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 2.9% at warm-season highs here (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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
45/100environmental-severity index
17.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
226 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #8 largest solar power plant of 19 in Egypt by capacity.

Egypt has 19 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 761 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 24.418, 32.735 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is BbSP} Infinity 2?

BbSP} Infinity 2 is a 50 MW source-record solar power plant in Aswan, Egypt.

How many homes can BbSP} Infinity 2 power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 21,274 homes (estimated).

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