In Egypt, the largest wind power plant in Africa has begun operations, with a capacity of 500 megawatts. The facility was built by the AMEA Power international consortium (from the UAE) and the Japanese corporation Sumitomo in the Ras Ghareb area, on the Red Sea coast.
The station will provide clean energy to more than 500,000 homes and will cut CO₂ emissions by 1.4 million tons per year. This is especially significant against the backdrop of a report by the International Energy Agency, which says that over 600 million people in Africa still do not have access to electricity.
The opening of the plant is part of a broader strategy in Egypt. In late 2024, the country also launched a 500 MW solar power plant in Aswan. Together, the two projects delivered a record 1 gigawatt of clean energy for Egypt. In the following year, another large project will begin— a 1.1 gigawatt wind farm capable of powering one million families.
Importantly, the initiative is about more than the environment: new power projects also support job creation, technology development, and investment in the region.
