Karmouz is a 23 MW oil power plant in Alexandria, Egypt. Based on reported annual generation of 7 GWh, it can supply roughly 2.0k homes. It ranks #82 of 89 Egypt power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. In context, oil supplies about 7.4% 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 WRI1000098.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 23 MW, Karmouz is below the median oil plant in Egypt (50 MW). Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 3%, from 7 GWh of reported generation
- Share of Egypt oil capacity
- 1.6% of 1,400 MW across 12 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 11 dated oil plants in Egypt are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Egypt
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.2°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 85% 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: 19/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #12 largest oil power plant of 12 in Egypt by capacity.
Egypt has 12 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,400 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- El-Seiuf · Gas · 200 MW · Alexandria
- Ethydco power station · Gas · 150 MW · Alexandria
- El Ameriya Refinery power station · Gas · 105 MW · Alexandria
- Midor Refinery power plant · Gas · 240 MW · Alexandria
- Abu Kir · Gas · 2,236 MW · Al Buhayrah
- Kafr El-Dawar · Gas · 440 MW · Al Buhayrah
Location
Coordinates 31.176, 29.914 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Karmouz?
Karmouz is a 23 MW oil power plant in Alexandria, Egypt, commissioned in 1980.
How much electricity does Karmouz generate?
Karmouz generates about 7 GWh of electricity per year.