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Gamesa will install 110 of its 2MW turbines
at the Gulf of El Zayt wind farm.

Gamesa wins 220MW wind farm contract in Egypt

CAIRO, April 23, 2015

Spanish-based Gamesa, a global technological leader in the wind industry, has won a tender for turnkey construction of a 220-MW wind farm in Egypt.

The project, which was awarded by the NREA (New & Renewable Energy Authority) by means of an international tender, will receive public financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The company will install 110 of its G80-2.0 MW turbines at the Gulf of El Zayt wind farm, located along the Red Sea coast.

"The fact that Gamesa was selected for this project, for which all the major global OEMs bid, evidences yet again our products' tremendous competitiveness,” said Ricardo Chocarro, CEO of Gamesa Europe & RoW (Rest of World).

Under the scope of the agreement, Gamesa will handle the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 110 of its G80-2.0 MW turbines, starting in September. The reliability and adaptability of this robust turbine make it ideal for the desert land, corrosive atmosphere and high temperatures typical of the Egyptian market.

The company will also handle construction of the civil engineering and electric infrastructure needed to install and operate the facility and will provide operations and maintenance services for three years. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned during the second half of 2017.

Gamesa entered the Egyptian market in 2004 when it won its first turbine supply contract, specifically for the Zafarana wind farm. Since then, the company has installed more than 600 MW in this market and services nearly 500 MW under O&M agreements

Egypt, which boasts excellent wind resources, is aiming to cover 20 per cent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, which would mean an increase in installed capacity from just under 700 MW today to 7.2 GW.

Besides Egypt, Gamesa is present in other African countries including Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Kenya, in its capacity as turbine supplier and installer and wind farm O&M service provider. The company is the leading OEM in Africa, where it has installed 1,110 MW and maintains close to 900 MW. - TradeArabia News Service




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