World Bank to Review Egypt Wind Energy Plans
Saturday, 29 November 2008 07:43
Source: Al-Alam Al-Youm
Date: November 27th, 2008
A World Bank mission will review the final version next week of tendering guidelines for renewable energy projects in Egypt, Al-Alam Al-Youm reported. The government wants to add another 600 megawatts to Egypt’s current wind power capacity of 310 megawatts by 2020, 400 megawatts of which will be built by the private sector.
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ELECTRICX 2008, 20-23 December 2008
Sunday, 23 November 2008 04:20
The 18th Middle East & Africa Power & Energy Exhibition (ELECTRICX 2008) will be held in Cairo, Egypt, 20-23 December, 2008. ELECTRICX is a leading Egypt, Africa and Middle East event, held yearly at the Cairo International Convention Center in Egypt. The aim of this event is to promote the network of experts, industry leaders and distributors in the power-energy sectors.
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Call for Tender for Consulting Services for 200 MW Wind Farm in Egypt
Saturday, 15 November 2008 00:25
The Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is seeking consultancy assistance in preparing, negotiating, concluding and implementing EPC contracts for a 200 MW Wind Farm at Gulf of El Zayt, Red Sea. NREA plans to appoint an internationally recognized consultant (or consortium) with experience in planning, contracting and implementation management of large scale wind farm projects outside Europe with its different lots:
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Egypt's El Sewedy launches wind energy subsidiary
Date: October 20th, 2008 Source: Reuters El Sewedy Cables SWDY.CA has launched a wind energy group to build turbines in Egypt in line with the government's plan to increase renewable energy use, and expects sales of 434.6 million euros ($584 million) by 2011. Sewedy said on Monday it had created the Sewedy Wind Energy Group after buying a 30 percent stake in Spanish wind energy equipment manufacturer M.Torres Olvega for 40 million euros. Sewedy retained the option to buy the remainder by March 2011. "We believe that as Egypt's energy needs grow, wind energy will play an increasingly important role," Chief Executive Ahmed El Sewedy said in a statement. "The group that we are currently putting together will be able to provide all the products that are required to build a wind farm: turbines, blades and towers," he said.
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Cairo to issue tender for wind farm project
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 20:33
Source: SteelGuru
Date: September 26, 2008A privately owned renewable energy plant of 2,500 MW capacity will be built in the Gulf of Suez. According to Mr Hafez el Salmawy MD of the Egyptian Electric Utility & Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency, Egypt is to issue a tender for its first privately owned renewable energy project by 2011.It will involve the construction of a 2,500 MW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez, south of Zafarana on a build own operate basis. The New & Renewable Energy Authority is the client. Independent consultants from Canada are advising NREA on the technical, legal and planning aspects of the project and the consultancy work is being funded by the World Bank. The bidding process for the power project will go ahead in two phases with an invitation for prequalification expected in early 2009.
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