The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with United Arab Emirates-based clean energy firm to develop 10 gigawatts wind farm estimated at US$10 billion.
Mohamed Shaker, Egypt’s Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy said at the signing ceremony that “the project demonstrates the ability of the renewable energy sector in Egypt to attract foreign direct investment.”
For his part, Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE minister of industry and advanced technology, described the wind power plant as a strategic project and one of the largest projects in this field in Africa and the world.
The wind power plant, upon completion, would produce annually 47,790 gigawatt-hours of clean energy, reducing carbon dioxide emission in Egypt by about 9 per cent.
It would save the country around five billion dollars in the annual cost of natural gas consumption.
“This project is an extension of the historical relations between Egypt and the UAE and it reflects the bonds of fruitful and constructive cooperation between the two countries,” said Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly during the signing ceremony.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com