{"id":590362,"date":"2023-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/07\/18\/acwa-power-receives-land-in-sohag-for-10-gw-mega-wind-farm\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T00:00:00","slug":"acwa-power-receives-land-in-sohag-for-10-gw-mega-wind-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/07\/18\/acwa-power-receives-land-in-sohag-for-10-gw-mega-wind-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"ACWA Power receives land in Sohag for 10-GW mega wind farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>ACWA Power\u2019s mega wind project is heading to Sohag:<\/strong>Saudi renewable energy firm ACWA Power yesterday signed a land allocation agreement with the Electricity Ministry for its planned 10-GW wind farm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acwapower.com\/news\/acwa-power-granted-land-for-10-gw-wind-project-in-egypt\/\" style=\"\">ACWA<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid08w54FUxMdGLsUqfvaUJWFJXfLUJQx7tc7iZFkjdFzTdpKFwQfMNYzemDZ3NHLDEul\" style=\"\">Madbouly cabinet<\/a> said in separate statements. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Acwa will receive a 3k sq-km plot of land in Sohag, which is emerging as a hub for wind: <\/strong>A <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/189cc88e-5bd1-40a3-9fd7-aed956392111\" style=\"\">Masdar \/ Infinity \/ Hassan Allam consortium<\/a> is building 10 GW of generation capacity there, and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fb0b31c0-4750-487c-9be3-33bbc99d34c4\" style=\"\">Scatec<\/a> is set to construct a 5 GW facility . ACWA <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/866d0721-9205-4641-bcd0-b61100d2abec\" style=\"\">inked an initial MoU<\/a> for the project with the New and Renewable Energy Authority and the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) on the sidelines of the COP27 summit in November. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The ACWA project in numbers: <\/strong>The wind farm, along with the Masdar \/ Infinity \/ Hassan Allam site, will be one of the largest in the world when they\u2019re operational: They will come second only to China\u2019s planned 20-GW Gansu project. Currently, Egypt\u2019s largest wind farm is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrea.gov.eg\/Technology\/WindStations\" style=\"\">545-MW facility in Zafarana<\/a>. The ACWA project will eliminate some 25.5 mn tons of emissions a year and provide electricity to some 11 mn households, creating 120k jobs, according to the statement. The estimated cost of the project was not disclosed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The fine print: <\/strong>ACWA will conduct feasibility studies for the project ahead of signing the final contracts. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Sohag, wind energy hub:<\/strong> The three projects will see a combined 25 GW of wind generation capacity situated in the governorate, making it the country\u2019s wind energy hub. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Egypt has ambitious targets for renewable energy<\/strong>, aiming to produce <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/46eb0c0b-2e62-47e0-8423-05c5359f3275\" style=\"\">42%<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/46eb0c0b-2e62-47e0-8423-05c5359f3275\" style=\"\">of its energy<\/a> from renewable sources by 2030 and <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/04dda22d-b376-4d76-bf9a-50f917a5ac39\" style=\"\">60% by 2040<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ACWA already has a significant presence in Egypt\u2019s renewable sector<\/strong>, including through its 200 MW <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/320d303f-9f12-4b87-b16f-4cbe5615b532\" style=\"\">Kom Ombo solar power plant<\/a>, which last April got USD 114 mn in backing from a consortium of international lenders led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The company has minority stakes in three plants in Benban and an upcoming project with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company to convert an electricity plant in Luxor to renewable energy, and has reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/1e896f40-de35-4eb5-a5af-794da2447234\" style=\"\">expressed interest<\/a> in Egypt\u2019s investment in desalination infrastructure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sohag could be home to 25 GW of wind generation capacity if all three planned wind farms get built; Egypt looks to source 42% of power from renewables by 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