Siemens Gamesa to construct 250MW West Bakr wind farm in Egypt

• 4 years ago (2019-10-15)
• David Flin

Middle East 310 Wind 239

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Siemens Gamesa has announced that it has been chosen to construct the 250MW West Bakr Wind project in Egypt, which is owned by the renewable power generation company Lekela . Siemens Gamesa will install 96 SG 2.6-114 turbines through a turnkey EPC contract and provide long-term maintenance through a 15-year service agreement.

The first wind turbines will be delivered in mid-2020, and the project is scheduled to be fully operational in 2021. The West Bakr Wind project, located 30km north-west of Ras el Ghareb, in the Gulf of Suez, will produce over 1000GWh per year when complete.

The project will increase the country’s installed wind capacity by 18 per cent, taking it up to 1650MW, and is part of the Egyptian Government’s BOO framework. This project will assist Egypt in meeting the target of 20 per cent of its electricity coming from renewable sources by 2022. All civil and most electrical and logistical work will be handled by local subcontractors, and the majority of the wind turbine towers will be produced in Egypt. In total, 70 per cent of the project construction scope will be delivered by local subcontractors.