Lekela celebrates commercial operation of Egypt’s West Bakr Wind Farm
The Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy and the Chargé d’Affaires at the British Embassy in Cairo attend the event. Lekela now has over 1,000MW in operation, plus its development pipeline. Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, today celebrated commercial operation of its 252MW West Bakr Wind farm in Egypt. Three months after the official start […]
Lekela’s Apprenticeship Program Embraces Women’s Empowerment Efforts
In its pursuit to empowering women and embracing gender equality, Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, is taking the opportunity of the Egyptian Women’s Day, to launch a new initiative, inviting three local young females from the city of Ras Ghareb to its Apprenticeship Program at West Bakr Wind […]
Lekela’s West Bakr Wind Farm reaches 1 Million Man-Hours without Lost Time Incidents
West Bakr Wind, Lekela’s 250MW project in Egypt, celebrates a new milestone today, as it reaches 1 million hours of work with no Lost Time Incidents (LTIs), i.e., an incident that results in an employee missing work due to an injury. To commemorate this achievement, Lekela celebrated with its workers and subcontractors onsite with the […]
Lekela: 250MW West Bakr Wind Farm celebrates installation of first turbine
Lekela, the renewable power generation company that delivers utility-scale projects across Africa, today announced the successful installation of the first turbine at its 250MW West Bakr wind project in Egypt. The installation marks an important step for the project, which began construction in February. In total, 96 turbines will be installed by Siemens Gamesa, with […]
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 […]
Lekela starts construction of 250 MW West Bakr wind farm in Ras Ghareb, Egypt
Work has now started on the West Bakr wind project site in Ras Ghareb, Egypt. The 250 MW project is being developed by Lekela, an Independent Power Producer (IPP). Construction of the West Bakr wind project is currently underway. Work has recently been launched at a ceremony attended by several Egyptian officials, including the Minister […]
Construction officially starts at Lekela’s 250 MW West Bakr wind farm
Siemens Gamesa starts work on Lekela’s 250 MW West Bakr wind plant: Siemens Gamesa has begun building a 250 MW wind plant in West Bakr in the Gulf of Suez, which is expected to increase Egypt’s wind energy capacity by 18% once completed in 2021, operator Lekela Egypt said in a statement. The company will […]
Siemens Gamesa acquires 97% of wind energy market share in Egypt
Siemens Gamesa Renewable: The largest wind energy company in Egypt. The company acquires 97% of the market share of wind energy in Egypt and 53% in Africa. Gabel El Zayt and Zaafarana are the largest projects in the Egyptian market and the company contributes 986 MW of wind energy in Egypt to date. Siemens is […]
