ENGIE to Build 900 MW Onshore Wind Farm in Egypt, Its Largest Worldwide
ENGIE signs a PPA with EETC for a 900 MW wind farm near Ras Shokeir, Egypt — its largest onshore project worldwide, with full commercial operation expected in mid-2028.
| Countries | Égypte, Brésil |
|---|---|
| Companies | Engie, Eolus, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Orascom Construction |
| Sector | Énergie Éolienne, Terrestre |
| Theme | Développement de projets, Annonce |
ENGIE has signed a renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the development of a 900 MW onshore wind farm located near Ras Shokeir, in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. The project will be structured under a Build, Own, Operate (BOO) contract for a term of 25 years. The PPA signing secures the project's revenues over the entire contract period.
A three-party consortium
The project brings together ENGIE (35%), Orascom Construction (25%) and Aeolus (40%). Aeolus is Toyota Tsusho Corporation's African independent renewable energy platform. Orascom Construction will handle civil and electrical works, as well as the supply of certain local equipment. Financial close is expected by the start of the third quarter of 2026, according to ENGIE.
Globally, the wind sector is expanding local industrial integration efforts: projects such as Hai Long's installation of turbines with locally assembled nacelles in Taiwan or agreements between Vestas and Japan's METI to localise nacelle production reflect a trend the consortium in Egypt intends to apply through Orascom.
Phased deployment between 2026 and 2028
The first turbines will be delivered to the site by end-2026. Commissioning will be phased: a first tranche of 300 MW will enter service in December 2027, before full commercial operation of all 900 MW is reached in mid-2028. The group cites the project's scale to explain this approach.
Once operational, the farm will become ENGIE's largest onshore wind facility in the world, surpassing the Assuruá wind complex in Brazil (846 MW), according to the company. It will be ENGIE's third wind farm in Egypt, bringing the group's total installed wind capacity in the country to nearly 2 GW.
Proven track record in Egypt
The consortium draws on two wind farms already in operation in Egypt: Red Sea Wind Energy (654 MW) and Ras Ghareb (262.5 MW), representing a combined capacity of 912.5 MW. Both projects were delivered ahead of schedule and under their initial budgets, according to ENGIE. Paulo Almirante, Deputy CEO of ENGIE in charge of Renewable & Flexible Power activities, stated that this project "represents a major new milestone for ENGIE in Egypt."
ENGIE reported revenue of 71.9 billion euros in 2025. The group, listed in Paris and Brussels under the symbol ENGI, employs more than 90,000 people in 30 countries and invests an average of 12 billion euros per year in the energy transition, according to its own data.
