6th of October Power Plant

The 6 of October II Extension power project is a simple cycle power generation project located beside the Extra High Voltage Researches Lab fence area, 25 km from Cairo on the Cairo –Alexandria desert road. It consists of four indoor gas turbines with a total capacity of 640 MW. The facility includes all necessary auxiliary equipment including a new natural gas reducing and handling facility. Power generated at the manufacturer standard voltage for the CTG is stepped up through main transformers and fed to the utility unified grid via a 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchyard (GIS). The project was executed through a lump sum turnkey contract