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Egypt Power Fuels Number Crunching: Record Gas Output, CCGT Capacity Sees Collapse Of Liquids Burn

12 Apr 2019 Issue: 62 / 15 By: Peter Stevenson

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Egypt’s Powergen Capacity Leapt 19% To A Record 55gw At End-2018 Boosted By Three CCGT Plants Totalling 14.4gw*. But Power Generated Rose Only Slightly To 194twh For 2018
2018 Monthly Generation (Twh) Never Topped The July 2017 Record Of 20.3Twh
The start-Up Of New CCGT Capacity Saw Fuel Oil Consumption^ (‘000 B/D) Fall 27% To A Multi-Decade Low Of 118,000 B/D For 2018...
...Whilst Gas Burnt In Power Plants (Bn Cfd) Rose 7% To A Record 3.74bn Cfd For 2018
But With Gas Output Up 20% For 2018*, Power’s Share Of Gas Output Fell To A 5-Year Low Of 63% For 2018, Whilst Jan19’s 52% Was The Lowest Monthly Figure Since 2013

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