UAE, Egypt announce new wind farm during COP27

UAE, Egypt announce new wind farm during COP27

Wind power is growing in Egypt, which is relatively poor in oil and gas.













United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C), Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd R) and UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) attend the leaders summit on the second day of the COP27 climate conference, Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Center, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 7, 2022. - Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images























November 8, 2022









The Emirati renewable energy firm Masdar today signed a deal to build another wind farm in Egypt. 

Masdar along with the Egyptian renewable energy company Infinity and Egyptian contractor Hassan Allam will develop a 10 gigawatt onshore wind project, the official Emirates News Agency reported. 

The agreement was made during the United Nations’ climate conference, COP27, which is currently taking place in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea. 

Why it matters: Wind power is growing in Egypt, and the country has a few active wind farms. The wind farm on the Gulf of Suez in Ras Ghareb started operations in 2019 with a 262.5 megawatt (MW) capacity.