The NREA Outlines Project Plans for Two Large Solar and Wind Energy Projects
This year, Egypt publicly set the goal of achieving 42% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2035. In line with that, The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has outlined projects to construct two large solar and wind power generation plants. Recent developments for solar and wind energy projects in Egypt The two projects […]
Total Eren, Enara Capital to build green ammonia facility in Egypt’s SCZone
Egypt inked a memorandum of understanding with an alliance that includes Total Eren and Africa-focused SME investor Enara Capital to build a green ammonia plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), according to a cabinet statement. The facility will initially produce 300k tons of ammonia each year and this will increase to 1.5 mn at […]
Maersk inks new deals in Egypt to speed up green fuel production
Danish shipping giant Maersk and Egyptian authorities have signed a partnership agreement to jointly explore the establishment of large-scale green fuel production in the country in the pursuit of net-zero shipping. Following the recent fuel sourcing deals, Maersk signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the authorities’ representative in the presence of the Egyptian Prime Minister […]
Belectric, CCC sign contract for Egypt’s 50MW Zaafarana solar plant
A consortium of Germany’s Belectric and Athens-headquartered Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has been awarded a contract to build and operate a 50MW photovoltaic (PV) solar plant in Zafarana, Egypt. The consortium signed the contract with Egypt’s New & Renewable Energy Authority (Nrea) on 5 April. Egypt’s Electricity Minister Mohammed Shaker attended the signing ceremony in […]
NREA to sign €36m contract with Belectric for 50MW Zaafarana solar plant
Government entities are pushing ahead with solar stations in Zaafarana, Aswan: The New and Renewable Energy Authority will sign within days a EUR 36 million contract with Germany’s Belectric to establish a 50 MW solar power plant in Zaafarana, sources told the local press. Separately, the Electricity Ministry signed a contract with Emirati energy firm […]
Siemens Gamesa: Egypt – Wind brings clean energy, growth and hope
To understand sustainable development, you need to look no further than Siemens Gamesa’s recent wind energy projects at Ras Ghareb, Egypt. From supporting health and education at the Ras Ghareb wind energy project, to providing employment and protecting biodiversity at the West Bakr wind farm, these projects are not just about providing clean electricity. Soaring […]
Six companies bidding for Gebel El Zeit wind plant’s O&M contract
Six foreign and local companies are planning to bid for a five-year operation and maintenance contract for the New and Renewable Energy Authority’s (NREA) 220 MW wind plant in the Gabal El Zeit complex in the Gulf of Suez, the local press reports, quoting unnamed sources. The companies include Denmark’s Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, Voltalia, China […]
Egypt, Vestas sign agreement for 250 MW wind farm in Gulf of Suez
Egypt, Vestas-led intl group agree to build 250-MW wind farm Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) and an Italian-French-Chilean alliance led by Danish turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems A/S have signed an agreement to realise a 250-MW wind project in the Gulf of Suez. Involving an investment of around EUR 228 million (USD 270.2m), […]
Denmark’s Vestas to sign agreement for 250 MW Ras Ghareb Wind Plant
The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is set to sign today a final contract with Denmark’s Vestas to establish a EUR 260, 250 MW wind power plant in Ras Ghareb, the local press reports, citing unnamed sources. The NREA had awarded the tender to Vestas back in February. The German Development Bank (KfW) and […]
Vestas awarded tender for Egypt’s Ras Ghareb 250 MW wind plant
The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has awarded the tender to build Lekela Egypt’s EUR 260 mn, 250 MW wind plant in Ras Ghareb to Danish firm Vestas, sources in the Electricity Ministry told Al Mal. The final contract is expected to be signed this month after the NREA agrees terms with the company. […]
