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Egypt: Commercial Operations Begin at Africa’s Largest Wind Farm
Engineering firm Orascom Construction has announced the start of commercial operations for 500 MW of generation capacity at Egypt’s Ras Ghareb Wind Farm. With a total planned capacity of 650 MW, the project is now the largest operational wind farm in Africa.
Developed in partnership with ENGIE, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, the project reached this milestone six months ahead of schedule. The first 306 MW was brought online in January 2025.
Located along the Red Sea coast, the Ras Ghareb facility is expected to supply electricity to more than one million households and avoid 1.5 million tons of CO₂ emissions annually, supporting Egypt’s national energy transition goals.
Building on this momentum, the consortium plans to develop an additional 900 MW wind power project in Egypt.
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