West Bakr Wind Farm is a 249.6MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Red Sea, Egypt. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2021.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Onshore 249.6 249.6 – Active Red Sea, Egypt Lekela Power

Description

The project is developed and owned by Lekela Power.

The project generates 1,000GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 350,000 households, offsetting 550,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $350m.

The project has 63.00m high towers.

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Development Status

The project is currently active. The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in August 2021.

Power Purchase Agreement

Egyptian Electricity Transmission and Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Egypt are the power offtakers from the project.

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Contractors Involved

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The project consists of 96 units of SG 2.6-114 turbines, each with 2.6MW nameplate capacity.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Eolica is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 15 years.

About Lekela Power

Lekela Power BV (Lekela), a subsidiary of Actis, operates as a renewable power generation company. The company constructs, develops, owns and operates wind and solar assets. It provides services such as project development, project management, repair and maintenance, operation and maintenance of wind and solar plants. Lekela project portfolio includes Noupoort, Loeriesfontein 2, Khobab, Parc Eolien Taiba N’Diaye, Ayitepa and others. The company serves government, utilities and large-scale industrial projects. governments, utilities and large-scale industrial projects. It operates wind and solar projects in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, and Senegal. Lekela is headquartered in Amsterdam, Aruba, the Netherlands.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.