SHOUBRAH EL KHEIMA THERMAL POWER PLANT

AID"S PORTION($100 MILLION)WILL BE USED TO FINANCE THE DOLLAR COSTS OF CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES AND MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE POWER PLANT ITSELF. THE EGYPTIAN ELECTRIC AUTHORITY (EEA) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. A SPECIAL PROJECT TEAM WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE EEA TO APPROVE ALL CONTRACTS, CHANGE ORDER, PAY CONTRACTORS, AND MAKE FINAL DESCISIONS ON ALL PROJECT-RELATED MATTERS. THE AID-FUNDED ENGINEERING CONSULTANT WILL BE CONTRACTED BY THE EEA TO: PREPARE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT, SCHEDULE, AND COST ESTIMATES; UNDERTAKE FINAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF THE PLANT; HANDLE EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT; SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION; TEST THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPLETED PLANT; TRAIN EGYPTIAN PERSONNEL IN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PLANT; AND ESTABLISH AN ADEQUATE SPARE PARTS SYSTEM. THE PLANT TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THIS PROJECT WILL INITIALLY INCLUDE TWO 300 MW STEAM GENERATING UNITS, NECESSARY AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING FUEL STORAGE), TRANSMISSION LINKAGE TO THE UNIFIED POWER SYSTEM (UPS), AND NECESSARY COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT. THE STEAM GENERATOR WILL BE DESIGNED TO BURN MAZOUT, A HEAVY FUEL OIL, SUPPLIED VIA PIPELINE BY THE EGYPTIAN PETROLEUM COMPANY"S REFINERY AT SUEZ. THE PLANT WILL BE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE LATER INSTALLATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 300 MW GENERATING UNIT. ACTUAL PLANT CONSTRUCTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS AS PART OF THEIR SUPPLY CONTRACT. THE BULK OF THE PROJECT FINANCING NOT PROVIDED BY AID WILL BE DONATED BY THE IBRD. Amendment of 8/1/81 finances the addition of a third and final 300 MW generator to the Shoubrah El Kheima Thermal Power Plant near Cairo. (PD-AAI-147) Amendment of 7/29/85 finances engineering and construction of a fourth 315 MW generator, together with necessary transmission linkages and TA. (PD-ABA-040)