Egypt wind farm

Scatec and Acwa secure land for giga-scale Egyptian wind projects


Issue 489 - 02 Aug 2023 - By John Hamilton | 2 minute read

The allocation of large parcels of land on the River Nile’s west bank to Saudi developer Acwa Power and Norway’s Scatec for the construction of giga-scale wind projects is another step forward for Egypt’s ambitious decarbonisation plans – which could ultimately result in large amounts of gas being freed up for export.

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