Superhot Rock Geothermal in Egypt

The document highlights that just 1% of Egypt's superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 740 GW of energy capacity, potentially meeting the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 590,070 GWh. It argues that this technology could replace fossil fuel imports, significantly reduce CO2 emissions from the electricity sector, and require far less land than solar or wind power.

• Preliminary modeling indicates that 1% of Egypt's superhot rock geothermal resource has the capacity to provide 740 GW of energy, generating over 6,159,354 GWh of electricity. This amount is 29 times Egypt's 2021 electricity consumption and exceeds the projected 2050 demand of 590,070 GWh.
• Superhot rock geothermal could significantly improve Egypt's energy independence by replacing natural gas imports, which currently account for 23% of the country's supply and come primarily from Israel.
• The technology is highly energy-dense with a low land footprint; producing 1 GW of superhot rock geothermal requires approximately 12 km² of land, which is substantially less than the requirements for solar (180 km²), offshore wind (520 km²), or natural gas (160 km²).
• Utilizing 1% of the superhot rock potential could theoretically reduce carbon emissions by approximately 84 megatonnes, representing 94% of Egypt's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) goal of reducing emissions by 89.5 megatonnes of CO2eq by 2030.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Egypt. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144713/Egypt-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Egypt. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144713/Egypt-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Egypt}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22144713/Egypt-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }