Gamesa has secured two new EPC orders for the construction of two wind farms in Egypt. The facilities will have combined capacity of 160MW and are located in the Gabbal El Zayt region along the Red Sea coastline.
The first contract, for the supply of a total of 120MW, was awarded by Egypt's New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) by means of international public tender. It encompasses the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 60 G80-2.0MW wind turbines at a new project which is being funded by the Spanish government through its Fund for International Business Expansion. Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled to begin in October 2016, while the facility is slated for commissioning in the third quarter of 2017.
The second order is for the supply of another 20 G80-2.0MW turbines (40MW) in order to expand an existing operational 200MW complex, which was also awarded to Gamesa by NREA by means of international public tender in 2011. These 20 new turbines will be delivered during the last quarter of this year for commissioning in early 2017. As with phase one of this project, the expansion will once again be financed by the German development bank, KfW. In addition the company will also handle construction of the civil engineering and electric infrastructure needed to install and operate these facilities and will handle their maintenance for the next three years.
