List of power stations in Egypt
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Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric station | Community | Coordinates | Type | Capacity | Year completed | Name of reservoir | River |
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Aswan Power Station Aswan Dam The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam situated across the Nile River in Aswan, Egypt. Since the 1950s, the name commonly refers to the High Dam, which is larger and newer than the Aswan Low Dam, which was first completed in 1902... |
Aswan | 23.9719012°N 32.8826809°E | Reservoir Reservoir A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to... |
2,100 MW | 1970 | Lake Nasser Lake Nasser Lake Nasser is a vast reservoir in southern Egypt, and northern Sudan, and is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world. Strictly, "Lake Nasser" refers only to the much larger portion of the lake that is in Egyptian territory , with the Sudanese preferring to call their smaller body of water... |
River Nile |
See also
- List of power stations in Africa
- List of largest power stations in the world