Orascom Construction Consortium Signs MOU to Develop a 3 GW Build-Own-Operate Wind Farm in Egypt
Orascom Construction PLC announces that its consortium with ENGIE (France) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Japan) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) to build, own and operate (BOO) a 3 GW wind farm in Egypt. Orascom Construction would have an […]
Orascom Construction Consortium to Develop a 500 MW Build-Own-Operate Wind Farm in Egypt
Orascom Construction PLC announces that its consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation/Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (Japan) and ENGIE (France) has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to develop, construct and operate a 500 MW wind farm in Ras Ghareb, Egypt for 20 years. Orascom Construction will have a 25% stake in the […]
EBRD to provide $50m long-term loan for Egypt’s Ras Ghareb wind plant
EBRD to provide long-term loan to Egypt for large wind plant in Gulf of Suez: The EBRD has approved a USD 50 mn long-term loan to help finance a USD 560 mn, 500 MW wind power plant in the Gulf of Suez. The plant, which will be located approximately 40 km northwest of Ras Ghareb, […]
Actis, Engie, Datang are all in running for stake in Egypt’s Siemens plants
More details on potential investors in Egypt’s Siemens combined-cycle power plants: Actis, France’s Engie, and China Datang Overseas Investment are all competing alongside Blackstone’s Zarou to acquire a stake in the Siemens / Orascom Construction / Elsewedy Electric combined-cycle power plants, according to Bloomberg. Sources in the Electricity Ministry had said earlier this week that […]
Toyota-OC-Engie alliance begins trial run at 250 MW Ras Ghareb wind farm
A consortium comprised of Orascom Construction (OC), Engie, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation began trial runs on its 250 MW wind farm in Ras Ghareb, sources in the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) told the local press. The sources said that testing began two weeks ago, with full commercial operation expected to begin before the […]
Egypt signs contract for $400 mn Gulf of Suez wind farm
The project is expected to produce 250 MW of energy. The state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company on Tuesday signed an agreement with a Toyota-Engie-Orascom alliance to establish and develop a wind farm in the Gulf of Suez. The prime minister Sherif Ismail, the minister of electricity Mohammed Shaker, the minister of investment and international cooperation […]
Egypt to import 3 LNG cargoes from Engie for Q2 2018
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has arranged for the delivery of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from France’s Engie in the second quarter of 2018, EGAS sources said on Sunday. Trade sources told Reuters last month that Egypt was looking to import five cargoes of LNG at competitive pricing. Two trade sources said […]
New DEA CEO: “Adapt and adjust”
Maria Moraeus Hanssen announces a time for change on her first day as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG. “I am starting at DEA in a very interesting time for the company and for the business as a whole. My main task going forward will be to make […]
New CEO takes over at DEA amid Wintershall merger talks
Maria Moræus Hanssen has started as the new chief executive officer of DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, an oil and gas company based in Germany and owned by LetterOne. Following her appointment in September 2017, Maria Moræus Hanssen on Thursday, January 4 succeeded Thomas Rappuhn who spent eight years as DEA CEO. On her first day […]
Siemens Gamesa lands 262 MW supply of wind turbines for Ras Ghareb farm
Siemens Gamesa nabs 262-MW order in Egypt Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA today announced a 262-MW order for the Gulf of Suez wind farm in Egypt. The order, signed in the final quarter of 2017, was secured from a consortium made up of French utility Engie, Japanese power companies Toyota Tsusho Corp […]
