Eni Acquires13 Wind Farms in Italy

• Sunday, 11th July 2021
• by Editorial Team

Eni has signed an agreement to acquire 13 onshore wind farms in Italy from Glennmont Partners and PGGM Infrastructure Fund (PGGM), according to a statement. The wind farms’ capacity amounts to 315 megawatts (MW) that ...

Egypt Produces 1,000 MW Electricity from Gabal El Zeit, Zaafarana Wind Farms

• Sunday, 3rd February 2019
• by Sarah Samir

Egypt’s electricity production from wind farms across Gabal Zeit and Zaafarana rose to 1000 MegaWatt (MW), sources at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy stated, according to Amwal Al Ghad. The mini...

Egypt Signs $400M Wind Farm Agreement

• Sunday, 10th December 2017
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy signed a $400 million agreement with a private sector company to establish a wind farm, Amwal Al Ghad reports. Approximately 30% of the components used at wind...

Egypt to Increase Local Component of Wind Farms to 40%

• Monday, 4th December 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Currently the local component of wind farms is estimated at 30%, with the aim to increase renewal energy manufacturing to 40% in wind farms and 30% in solar power plants, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Renewable E...

Elsewedy Electric to Build 2 Wind Farms

• Tuesday, 28th November 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Elsewedy Electric Company and Marubeni Corporation are looking to build two wind farms in Egypt, Daily News Egypt reports. Both farms are to have a 500 megawatt (MW) capacity, the newspaper reports. The companies are ...

NREA Looking to Set Up Company to Manage Wind Farms

• Thursday, 2nd November 2017
• by Editorial Team

The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is looking to establish a company to manage wind farms across the country, Al Mal News reports. The new firm will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of Egypt...

Egypt Launches Spare-Parts Tender for Wind Farms

• Thursday, 26th October 2017
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) launched a $164 million tender for maintenance work and spare parts for the Zaafarana wind farms, the Head of NREA, Mohamed El Khayat, said, according to Amwal Al...

NREA to Establish BOO Wind Farm

• Wednesday, 18th October 2017
• by Sarah Samir

The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) will work with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) to build a wind farm, using the build, own, operate (BOO) framework, Al Mal News reports. The wind farm’s cap...

Firms Invest $3b in Phase II of FiT

• Sunday, 15th January 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Thirty one companies are contributing in phase II of the energy purchasing Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program with investments $3b to build solar and wind power plants with capacity 1,845MW, reported Daily News Egypt. Sourc...

Egypt to Build Wind Farm in Suez

• Thursday, 20th October 2016
• by Sarah Samir

A source with Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) stated that the authority will partner with Orascom Construction, Franc’s GD France, and Japan’s Toyota to establish a wind farm with a...