EGYPT - Suez 1.1 GW Wind Farm Project

The Project involves the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a greenfield 1.1 GWwind farm and its associated medium/high voltage step-up power substation in Egypt being developed by ACWA Power and partners. The wind farm will be located along the Gulf of Suez, an area that exhibits some of the best wind resources in the country. Due to the large size of the Project and land availability, the wind farm will be split over two locations in west of Ras Ghareb & south of Ras Shukeir, about 60 km apart, with 550 MW of wind capacity to be installed in each location. The generated power off-taker, under a 25-year take-or-pay PPA, will be the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), which will also be responsible for funding and construction of the transmission lines that will connect the two project plots to the national grid. Once constructed, the Project will boost the deployment of renewable energy in Egypt as the largest wind IPP in the country.