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Thursday, December 2, 2021
Siemens Gamesa has commenced the commercial operation of the 250 MW West Bakr Wind farm located 30 kms north-west of Ras Ghareb in the Gulf of Suez area. The company has successfully installed 96 SG 2.6-114 wind turbines for the renewable power generation company Lekela through a turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract. The company will provide a long-term maintenance through a 15-year service agreement.
The wind farm is now fully operational for the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the New and Renewable Energy Authority. It is the first renewable energy project in Egypt to be energized through a 220 kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) developed by Siemens Energy, that is highly reliable and requires a minimal amount of maintenance.
As part of the Government’s public-private partnership Build, Own and Operate (BOO) scheme, the wind farm will provide an additional 250 MW of clean energy to the grid, supporting the country to achieve its target to increase the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources to 42% by 2035. The project will also prevent more than 530,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
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