Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to develop wind project in Egypt

Wind power is slowly growing in the Middle East and North Africa, including in the oil-rich Gulf.
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industrial and Mineral Resources, Khaled al-Falih.
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industrial and Mineral Resources, Khaled al-Falih, speaks during the Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Investment Forum on April 17, 2017, in Riyadh. - FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
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A Saudi Arabian energy company signed an agreement yesterday to develop a major wind project in Egypt. 

ACWA Power’s project will be located in the Gulf of Suez. The facility will provide 1.1 gigawatts of wind power when completed, which will provide electricity to more than 1 million homes. ACWA signed the agreement with the Egyptian government, ACWA said in a press release. 

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