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<p>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (<a href="https://www.ebrd.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EBRD</a>), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), are jointly investing $252 million (~₹17.96 billion) for a new 250 MW wind project in the Gulf of Suez located in the African continent.</p>
<p>The energy generated by the project is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 550,000 tons per year.</p>
<p>This will be the second wind farm in Egypt and will be privately owned. The project will be constructed and operated by Lekela Egypt Wind Power BOO. The company is owned by Lekela Power BV which is an independent power producer (IPP) established by Actis Energy Fund III and Mainstream Renewable Power. Lekela Power BV develops onshore wind energy projects in Africa.</p>
<p>Egypt is undergoing an upsurge in the energy sector. Just recently, around €19 million (~₹ 1.51 billion) was invested by the National Renewable Energy Authority (<a href="http://www.nrea.gov.eg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NREA</a>), Egypt, for developing solar projects. Additionally, €150 million (~₹11.95 billion) has been assigned to upcoming projects in the solar arena. These transformations in the energy sector contribute hugely to Egypt’s economic transition.</p>
<p>The wind farm in the Gulf of Suez will generate clean electricity at an unsubscribed tariff. The tariff will be nominal and less than the cost of conventional power generated from fossil fuel-based sources. The Gulf of Suez, being abundant in wind resources, is an ideal location for this project. The EBRD has worked with various establishments to create an economically viable ecosystem in the country by creating a supporting policy and tariff structure in the market.</p>
<p>In recent months, the association, including <a href="https://www.edfenergy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EDF Renewables</a> and <a href="https://masdar.ae/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Masdar</a> accomplished the financing of the <a href="https://mercomindia.com/edf-financing-wind-saudi-arabia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dumat</a> Al Jandal utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/egypt-to-open-renewable-energy-market/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Earlier</a>, the government of Egypt began the process of finalizing regulations for the production and sale of electricity from new private renewable energy projects directly to consumers by September 2019.</p>
<p>Image Credit: EBRD</p>
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<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/ramya/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Ramya Ranganath</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p><img class="alignleft" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Ramya1.png" width="92" height="94" data-default="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/plugins/simple-author-box/assets/img/default.png" /></p>
<p>Ramya Ranganath is an Associate Editor and Writer for Mercom Communications India. Before joining Mercom, Ramya worked as a Senior Editor at a digital media supply chain solutions company. Throughout her career, she has developed end-to-end content for various companies in a wide range of domains, including renewables. Ramya holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology and is passionate about environmental issues and permaculture.</p>
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