Lekela Power, a pan-African renewable energy generation company, has sealed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co (EETC) for its 250-MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez. The wind farm will be installed near Ras Ghareb and is slated for commissioning in 2021, reports indicated on Wednesday. Once operational, the 73-turbine wind farm will be able to generate more than 1,000 GWh of electricity per year, or enough to supply over 350,000 homes. Located 30 km north-west of Ras Ghareb, the project is part of the Government’s Build, Own, Operate (BOO) scheme. Once constructed, it will increase Egypt’s wind energy capacity by 14% and support the government’s 20% renewable goal by 2020.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 14, 2019 15:33 UTC