Commercial tilapia production in Egypt.
For commercial operators, integrators, developers and institutional projects — not backyard farming. Plan the nile tilapia project first, then source equipment and financing with the numbers already in hand.
- Intensive tilapia ponds
- Feed requirement and supply
- Aeration
- Pumping
- Water reuse
- Selective RAS
- Modernization
Indicative project plan
A 750 t/year nile tilapia project in intensive (lined) pond (Egypt) needs roughly 7 ha, 1,200 t of feed per year, 617 kW of aeration and an indicative CAPEX of EGP 190.80M – EGP 413.40M.
Figures shown in EGP, converted from EUR at indicative planning rates.
Production & infrastructure
- Cycles per year
- 1.7
- Harvest per cycle
- 452.1 t
- Standing biomass
- 280.3 t
- Juveniles / PL per year
- 1.26 million
- System volume
- 112,110 m³
- Water area
- 7 ha
- Number of ponds
- 8 × 16,000 m³
- Stocking density
- 6.8 animals/m³
Water, oxygen & energy
- Water exchange / make-up
- 13,453 m³/d
- Annual water requirement
- 4,910,400 m³
- Pump flow
- 841 m³/h (4 pumps incl. standby)
- Oxygen demand
- 2,354 kg O₂/d
- Installed aeration
- 617 kW (≈ 281 units)
- Peak electrical load
- 654 kW
- Annual energy
- 3,721,208 kWh
- Backup generator (critical loads)
- 1,009 kVA
Feed
- Feed per year
- 1,200 t
- Feed per day (average)
- 3.29 t
- Feed storage (14 days)
- 46 t
- Annual feed cost
- EGP 54.06M
- Automatic feeding justified?
- Yes — likely commercially justified
Economics (base)
- Indicative CAPEX
- EGP 190.80M – EGP 413.40M
- Annual OPEX
- EGP 92.37M
- — feed
- EGP 54.06M
- — juveniles / PL
- EGP 3.01M
- — energy
- EGP 9.86M
- Annual revenue
- EGP 103.35M
- Operating contribution
- EGP 10.98M
- Indicative payback
- 27.5 years
- Return on CAPEX
- 4% / year
Equipment scope this project actually needs
- Aerators / blowers
- Pumps
- Pond liners or tanks
- Automatic feeding system
- Feed storage (silos / warehouse)
- Water quality monitoring & alarms
- Backup generator
- Solar for auxiliary loads
Planning estimate only: Final species assumptions, stocking density, water quality, biosecurity, system design, equipment sizing, production performance and financial outcomes must be confirmed by qualified independent professionals and the selected provider.
Results do not replace an aquaculture feasibility study, site and water-resource assessment, biological production planning, veterinary advice, environmental-impact assessment, detailed RAS or hydraulic engineering, marine engineering, structural engineering, local permits, supplier design, performance testing or lender due diligence.
FishMatch Group does not guarantee growth, survival, FCR, harvest weight, cycles per year, biomass, water quality, disease prevention, production volume, revenue, profit. Outputs are not legal, financial, engineering, tax or veterinary advice. Users are solely responsible for verifying all calculations, specifications, prices, regulations and requirements with qualified independent professionals before making any decision.
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Budget model
CAPEX, OPEX & ROI calculator — Egypt
Indicative capital and operating budget for a commercial project in Egypt, sized with the same engineering assumptions as the planner above. Ranges only — engineered quotations follow the RFQ.
Indicative CAPEX
EGP 254.40M – EGP 551.20M
Mid EGP 402.80M · excludes land
Annual OPEX
EGP 123.16M
EGP 123k per tonne
Simple payback
27.5 yrs
Contribution EGP 14.64M/yr
Return on CAPEX
3.6%/yr
Revenue EGP 137.80M/yr
| OPEX line | Per year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Feed | EGP 72.08M | 58.5% |
| Juveniles / post-larvae | EGP 4.01M | 3.3% |
| Energy | EGP 13.15M | 10.7% |
| Labour, health, maintenance, other | EGP 33.92M | 27.5% |
| Total OPEX | EGP 123.16M | 100% |
Planning ranges derived from published equipment, feed and energy benchmarks for Egypt. They are not a guarantee of biological or financial performance, and FishMatch Group is not a lender.
Egypt planning questions
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