French energy company ENGIE has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the development of a 900 MW onshore wind farm near Ras Shokeir, in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. The project is poised to be the company’s largest onshore wind farm worldwide.
Developed under a 25-year Build-Own-Operate (BOO) scheme, the wind farm will be led by a consortium: ENGIE holds a 35% stake, Orascom Construction holds 25%—responsible for all civil and electrical balance-of-plant works as well as supplying select local components—and Aeolus, the African renewable energy IPP platform of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, holds the remaining 40%.
Financial close is expected by early Q3 2026, with the first wind turbines set to arrive onsite by the end of that year. Given its scale, the project will be commissioned in phases: the first 300 MW are scheduled to come online in December 2027, while full commercial operation of the 900 MW is anticipated by mid-2028.
“This project marks a new milestone for ENGIE in Egypt and confirms the confidence of our long-term partners in our ability to deliver large-scale renewable assets,” said Paulo Almirante, ENGIE Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Renewables & Flex Power.
“With this 900 MW wind farm, our largest onshore project worldwide, we are reinforcing our role in Egypt’s energy transition while accelerating growth in a key market for the Group, added Almirante.
Once operational, the 900 MW wind farm will surpass ENGIE’s Assuruá wind complex in Brazil (846 MW), becoming the Group’s largest wind project. As the company’s third wind farm in Egypt, it will also expand the Group’s installed wind capacity in the country to nearly 2 GW.
ENGIE highlighted that the project builds on the strong track record of the consortium, which has already developed two operational wind farms in Egypt (Red Sea Wind Energy – 654 MW and Ras Ghareb – 262.5 MW) with a combined capacity of 912.5 MW, both delivered ahead of schedule and below the initial budget.
The French energy giant says the project underscores its commitment to Egypt’s energy transition, accelerating the deployment of large-scale renewable energy through close collaboration with public authorities and international industrial partners.
