Lekela has started the construction of its 250 MW West Bakr wind farm located 30 kilometers north-west of Ras Ghareb, Egypt.
The West Bakr Wind project is a part of the Government’s Build, Own, Operate (BOO) scheme. The project is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2021 and reduce more than 550,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
The Power Purchase Agreement, Network Connection Contract with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) and Usufruct Agreement with the New and Renewable Energy Authority were all signed in February and March 2019, shortly after the project received Cabinet approval. Financing has been provided by DFC (formerly OPIC), the US Government’s Development Finance Corporation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will install 96 of their SG 2.6-114 turbines through a turnkey EPC contract and will provide long term maintenance services through a 15-year Long Term Services Agreement.
