Masdar consortium secures land for 10GW wind project in Egypt

Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities form part of the consortium.

A Masdar-led consortium signed a Land Access Agreement with the Egyptian Government for the development of its proposed 10 gigawatts onshore wind project in Egypt.

In a statement, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said the consortium, which includes Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities, will now have access to a 3,025 square kilometres area of land in West Sahug to conduct development studies for the project.

These studies include resource measurement campaigns, geotechnical and topographic surveys, along with environmental studies.

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“At 10GW, this landmark project is pushing the limits of innovation and scale as we work to help unlock Africa's clean energy potential, and further advance its energy transition,” said Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi.

The 10 GW project, which costs over $10b to develop, can produce 47,790 gigawatt hours of clean energy annually and reduce around 9% of Egypt’s annual carbon emissions.

It will also save the country around $5b in natural gas costs annually.