Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has secured a new order for the installation of 125 of its G97-2.1MW turbines (total capacity of 262.5 MW) at the Egyptian wind farm Gulf of Suez, of Ras Ghareb Wind Energy SA. Specifically, the company received this order from the consortium comprised by the French energy group ENGIE, the … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa lands 262 MW wind turbine supply
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Wind power could be cheaper than solar energy in meeting the Middle East
Wind power could be cheaper than solar energy in meeting the Middle East’s energy needs, says Siemens boss Joe Kaeser in wake of $9bn Egypt deal. “Wind is a very, very cheap source of energy in Egypt and also in Saudi Arabia and desert countries,” said Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens … Continue reading Wind power could be cheaper than solar energy in meeting the Middle East
Continue readingRenewable energy in Egipt
Egypt generated 12.9-billion kilowatt per hour from hydroelectricity, mostly from Aswan High Dam and the Aswan Reservoir Dams, but analysts believe much of the area’s hydropower potential has been exhausted. A solar-thermal power plant located in Kuraymat, 100 kilometers from Cairo, generates around 140 MW of solar-thermal energy, saving 5,000 tons of natural gas per … Continue reading Renewable energy in Egipt
Continue readingTenders offered for private sector in Suez Gulf for wind energy in May
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr. Mohamed Shaker said that the ministry decided to open envelopes of the two tenders of private sector projects of the Gulf of Suez’s wind energy with capacities reaching 250 megawatts on 18 May. He added that a tender for Dairut power station with capacities reaching 2250 megawatts will … Continue reading Tenders offered for private sector in Suez Gulf for wind energy in May
Continue readingWind energy will power Suez Cement
A contract with Italgen will create a wind farm which will power Suez Cement’s plants. The contract authorises Italgen, which has been studying the possibility of incorporating wind technology since 2008, to become the first private investor to enter the Egyptian National Grid, a wind energy park in the area of Gulf El-Zeit, according to … Continue reading Wind energy will power Suez Cement
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