Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker will inaugurate a 580-megawatt (MW) wind farm this weekend, Al Ahram reported. Project manager Osama Noman said that it is the biggest facility of its kind in the world, in terms of area, number of turbines, and power generation capacity. The wind farm, located in the Gabal El-Zeit area of the Red Sea governorate, has 300 turbines. Construction began in 2015 and so far EGP 12 billion has been invested in the project. The first phase of 120 turbines is already operational and connected to the national grid, producing around 240 MW of power. The second 220 MW phase will add another 120 turbines to the grid, while the third phase of 60 turbines will generate a further 120 MW. These phases will be connected to the grid in June 2018.
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.