The United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest wind farms in a deal struck on the sidelines of the UN’s COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.
The 10-gigawatt (GW) onshore wind project in Egypt will produce 47,790 GWh of clean energy annually once it is completed, the UAE’s state news agency WAM said in a statement, without specifying an exact timeframe.
It will offset 23.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions – equivalent to around nine percent of Egypt’s current CO2 output, according to WAM.
The wind farm will also save Egypt an estimated $5 billion in annual natural gas costs and help create as many as 100,000 jobs, it said.
Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan joined his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the signing of the agreement between the UAE’s Masdar renewable energy firm and Egypt’s Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities.
In a statement on Twitter, Sheikh Mohamed said the deal was “consistent with our commitment to advance renewable energy solutions that support sustainable development”.
The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.
“We will endeavour to take forward the gains made here at COP27, as the UAE prepares to host COP28 next year,” WAM quoted Emirati industry minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber as saying.
COP28 will be held in the UAE from November 6-17, 2023.
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Nine countries join alliance to boost offshore windpower
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (AFP) Nov 8, 2022
Nine countries including Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan joined an international alliance Tuesday at the UN COP27 climate summit, to encourage the development of offshore wind power.
The Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA), established to “remove barriers” to the energy, was set up by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy Council.
Offshore wind can be deployed at large scale, in short timeframes and at competitive cost, GOWA said in … read more