130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

Receptors
Extreme weather
event
Potential effects Who/What is affected Feedback and Assessment by
Governorate of Luxor
Energy
River Nile level rise
/ drop
Storms
Floods*
Extreme heat
Droughts*
River Nile level rise /
drop
- Damages
- Mobility difficulties in afflicted areas
- River Nile drop reduces sailing ability of touristic boats.
- River Nile rise has a positive effect on the sailing ability of
touristic boats.
- Damages
- Mobility difficulties in afflicted areas
- Trees falling down on the agricultural farms and small
villages near the farms
- Damages
- Mobility difficulties in afflicted areas
- Altered electricity peaks/demand
- Damages
- Cooling problems
- Reduction of efficiency yield from conventional power
plants and distribution grid
- Higher maintenance costs
- No/lower production from hydro power plants
- Energy supply and demand patterns’ shift
- Higher maintenance costs
- Cooling problems
- Damages
- Operational difficulties
- Higher maintenance cost
Roads, railways, public transport,
people mobility
Roads, Railways, public transport,
people mobility
Roads, railways, public transport,
people mobility
Conventional power plants,
electricity providers and
consumers
Conventional and renewable
energy facilities (hydro, PVs, etc.)
All facilities in coastal areas
(usually conventional plants that
are nearby water resources)
Storms - Damages All facilities in the electricity
production and especially wind
turbines, as well as the
Not applicable as marine transportation is
only affected.
No railway is present in Luxor.
Floods occurrences are very low; once
every 5 years.
Droughts occurrences in Luxor city are very
low
No renewable energy facilities are present
in Luxor
*There is no sea in Luxor, instead there is
river Nile rise/ drop
No wind turbines are present in Luxor.
Instead utility (electricity) poles are
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