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Egypt begins work on

2,000MW wind complex

EGYPT EGYPTIAN Electricity and Renewable Energy year, hydro had generated 15,038 GWh, while
Minister Mohamed Shaker said that work had wind projects had produced 4,230 GWh.
begun to build 2,000 MW of new onshore wind Grid-connected solar output had amounted
capacity in the Red Sea governorate, adding that to 3,655 GWh, while biofuels had reached 15
500 MW had already been earmarked for devel- GWh.
opment by Siemens. The private sector also plays an important
He said that the new 2,000-MW wind com- role in fulfilling the National Renewable Energy
plex, to be developed by private independent Strategy. The minister said that 1,465 MW was
power producers (IPPs), formed part of the gov- now in commercial operation at the Benban
ernment’s National Renewable Energy, which Solar Energy Complex in Aswan Governorate,
aims to raise the country’s green capacity to which was completed by the end of 2019.
10,000 MW. Other examples he named included a 250-
He said that the National Renewable Energy MW wind farm plant in the Gulf of Suez area, the
Strategy called for renewables to account for 20% first wind farm tendered on a build-own-operate
of the country’s electricity by 2022, and 40% by (BOO) scheme and a 26-MW photovoltaic (PV)
2035. plant in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate.
The new 2,000-MW complex adds to existing There are other projects in various stages
wind projects in the Red Sea Governate such as of development with a total capacity of about
Lekela Power’s 250-MW West Bakr wind farm. 2,200 MW of wind energy and 520 MW of solar
In wider comments about the country’s sup- energy, he added.™
ply situation, he said that in the 2019/2020 fiscal
NEWS IN BRIEF

TRAINING positions itself as a unique service provider GAS-FIRED GENERATION
offering demand-driven training needs to
Siemens open service local industry. Siemens Energy to help
Karim Amin, Executive Vice President
centre in Egypt of Generation at Siemens Energy, said: Total achieve low-emission
“This Service centre is marking a significant
Siemens Energy has inaugurated a service step in our commitment towards Egypt goals for largest LNG
centre and a training academy in Egypt. The and the region, with this facility we aim to
service centre is the first of its kind in the provide advanced maintenance and repair project in Africa C
region, combining a repair centre, a tooling technologies for the power generation
centre and a spare-parts warehouse under one industry in Egypt and its neighboring CS JV (a joint venture between Saipem
roof. countries. The strategic location in Ain and McDermott) recently selected Siemens
The premises of the service centre also Sokhna, including the excellent facilities in Energy to supply emissions-reducing
encompasses the Egyptian German Technical the Suez Canal Development Zone, and the power generation equipment and boil-off
Academy (EGT Academy) as state-of-the-art bright Egyptian youth trained in the inhouse gas compressors for the Mozambique LNG
training hub for the vocational training in the academy will turn this centre into a real Hub Project in the Cabo Delgado province on
region. for the entire region. Africa’s East Coast. The project, led by
Specifically, the academy represents a “It is a fantastic opportunity to combine TOTAL E&P Mozambique Area 1, includes
strategic alliance between Siemens and the real-life applications in the power generation the development of offshore gas fields in
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale industry with state-of-the-art technical Mozambique’s Area 1 and a liquefaction plant
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)-on behalf of the training to inspire the next generation of with a capacity in excess of 12 million tons per
German Federal Ministry for Economic Egyptian professionals and drive further year.
Cooperation and Development (BMZ). expansion from this hub into the Middle East As part of the contract, Siemens Energy
The academy offers an innovative public- and Africa.” will supply six SGT-800 industrial gas turbines
private partnership model that supports At the inauguration, Siemens Energy that will be used for low-emissions onsite
occupational training to engineers and signed an Agreement of Intent with the power generation.
technicians in all industries and offers them Egyptian Electricity Holding Company With more than eight million total fleet
the opportunity to develop their skills in a and the Egyptian Maintenance Company operating hours and more than 400 units
variety of topics, including workplace safety establishing a joint venture at the service sold, the SGT-800 turbine is ideally suited
and automation. centre that will enable remote support for for power generation, particularly in LNG
In addition to the support to the vocational power plant outages. applications, where reliability and efficiency
training and education in Egypt, the academy SIEMENS are critical. The 54MW turbine rating selected

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