Egypt 's Minister of Electricity , q Shaker has officially opened a 580 MW offshore wind farm in the Gabal El - Zeit region , which the government claims is the biggest of its kind in the country . So far EGP12bn ( $ 671 m ) has been spent on the project . Construction began in 2008 and the first phase is already operational , supplying 240 MW to the national grid . The second and third phases were due be connected to the grid at the end of last year , generating an additional 340 MW .
Egypt's Minister of Electricity, Mohamed Shaker has officially opened a 580 MW onshore wind farm in the Gabal El-Zeit region, which the government claims is the biggest of its kind in the world. So far EGP12bn ($671m) has been spent on the facility. Construction began in 2015 and the first phase is already operational, supplying 240 MW to the national grid. The second and third phases were due be connected to the grid at the end of last month, generating an additional 340 MW.