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The agreement, disclosed by Sada El-Balad and signed with a Chinese company, foresees a wind turbine factory in operation within two years. The surplus production will be for export, and the country aims to increase renewable sources to 45% of the energy matrix in the next two years.
Egypt will build the country’s first factory for wind turbine production, with an annual capacity of up to 2 GW in equipment, in addition to a 2,000 MW wind farm in the northern region of the Gulf of Suez. The information was disclosed by Sada El-Balad, a partner of TV BRICS, and it will be the first time the country produces a wind turbine on its own soil.
According to the disclosed information, the agreement was signed by a Chinese company specialized in modern technologies for wind turbine manufacturing, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, and the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority. The factory will supply equipment for local wind energy projects, while the surplus production will be destined for export, with the expectation of being operational within two years after signing, and the park financed in Egyptian pounds, with connection to the grid within 23 months.
The first wind turbine factory in Egypt
The Egyptian announcement, disclosed by Sada El-Balad, a partner of TV BRICS, foresees the country’s first factory for wind turbine production, with an annual capacity of up to 2 GW in equipment, in addition to a 2,000 MW wind farm in the northern region of the Gulf of Suez.
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It will be the first time the country produces a wind turbine on its own soil, instead of relying on imported equipment.
According to the disclosed information, the agreement was signed by a Chinese company specialized in modern manufacturing technologies, the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company, and the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority.
The factory will supply equipment for local wind energy projects, positioning each wind turbine produced as part of the national energy strategy, rather than as an item purchased from abroad.
The partnership with China and the internalization of technology
The partnership with China is central to the plan, as the Chinese company brings modern technologies for the manufacture of the wind turbine that the country has not yet mastered.
According to the information released, the ventures are aligned with Egypt’s plan to support the industry, internalize modern technologies, and increase the participation of national components in renewable energy projects.
The strategy also seeks to develop the electrical equipment sector and reduce dependence on imports, replacing foreign purchases with local production.
By manufacturing the wind turbine locally, Egypt intends to retain more of the value chain and build a technical capacity that it currently lacks, betting on the internalization of renewable energy technology.
Export to Africa and the Middle East
In addition to supplying local projects, the surplus production of the wind turbine will be destined for export to countries in Africa and the Middle East, in a move that expands the country’s export potential in renewable energy equipment.
The forecast, according to the source, is that the venture will become operational within two years after the agreements are signed.
The wind farm project will be financed in Egyptian pounds, and the connection of the plant to the national power grid is expected to occur within 23 months. By aiming for the position of regional supplier of the wind turbine, Egypt is trying to move from being just a consumer to becoming a manufacturing hub for renewable energy equipment for the African continent.
The goal of 45% renewable sources in the matrix
According to the information released, Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, highlighted that the government maintains cooperation with public bodies and the private sector to achieve the objectives of the national energy strategy, of which the wind turbine factory is a part.
The plan aims to increase the share of renewable sources in the country’s energy matrix to 45% in the next two years.
The strategy also includes developing storage systems to increase the efficiency of solar and wind generation and ensure the stability of the national power grid.
In this design, the domestically produced wind turbine should work alongside solar generation and storage, reducing the country’s exposure to imported equipment and the intermittency that challenges renewable sources.
Egypt, which according to the announcement has never produced a wind turbine on its own soil, signed with China to build its first factory, with an annual capacity of up to 2 GW, and a 2,000 MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez, as reported by Sada El-Balad, partner of TV BRICS.
The goal, according to the source, is to reduce imports, internalize modern technology, export the surplus to Africa and the Middle East, and raise renewable sources to 45% of the energy matrix in two years.
The forecast is that the project will be operational within two years, with the park financed in Egyptian pounds and connected to the grid in up to 23 months, betting on the internalization of the wind turbine that still needs to be realized.
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