Egypt ratifies proposal to increase wind energy capacity

This project could be implemented together with the ongoing works of the consortium’s main project with a capacity of 500 MW in the Gulf of Suez region.
The cabinet approved a proposal put forward by a consortium consisting of Engie, Toyota and Orascom Construction Plc to increase wind energy capacity by adding up to 150 megawatts (MW) by 2025, according to a statement.

Wind turbines, which generate renewable energy, at the Zafarana wind farm on the Suez desert highway outside Cairo, Egypt, on September 1, 2020. Amr Abdallah Dalsh.

This project could be implemented together with the ongoing works of the consortium’s main project with a capacity of 500 MW in the Gulf of Suez region.