Siemens Gamesa is to supply turbines totalling 250MW to Lekela’s West Bakr wind farm in Egypt.
Under the terms of the deal, the manufacturer will install 96 2.6-114 machines through a turnkey contract and provide long term maintenance through a 15-year service agreement.
Delivery of the first turbines will be in mid-2020 and the project is set to be fully operational in 2021.
All civil and most electrical and logistical work will be handled by local subcontractors and the majority of the wind turbine towers will be produced in Egypt.
In total, 70% of the project construction scope will be delivered by local subcontractors, which will also help bolster the local economy, Siemens Gamesa said.
A power purchase agreement and network connection contract was signed by Lekela with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company and the New and Renewable Energy Company Authority earlier this year, the company added.
The project is situated 30km north-west of Ras el Ghareb, in the Gulf of Suez region and will produce over 1000 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year.
Siemens Gamesa onshore chief executive Alfonso Faubel said: “We are proud to have been selected to contribute to the ambitious goals in renewable energy the Government has set for the coming years.
“Our aim is to support the government to deliver long term and lasting impact for our communities, environmentally, economically and socially.”
Lekela chief executive Chris Antonopoulos said: “We have enjoyed working closely with Siemens Gamesa on Lekela’s first project in Egypt.
“We are proud to play a part in diversifying Egypt’s generation capacity by delivering best-in-class clean energy projects.
“As a long-term operator, we are focused on delivering lasting impact, which is why we focus on creating generation spanning benefits for local communities.”