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Article: Ten companies to compete in Egypt wind farm bid.
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- Daily News Egypt (Egypt)
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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CAIRO: In an effort to beef up its alternative energy sources, the Egyptian government has established a list of 10 bidders to build a wind farm in the country.
The farm will have a capacity of 250 megawatts and is expected to be built on the Gulf of Suez.
El Sewedy Cables, as part of a consortium, is among the contenders. Orascom Construction, Enel Green Power SpA, and Electricite de France, are also all in the running, according to Bloomberg.
With this list now established, the bidders will compile their final bids, which they will each submit in the first quarter of 2011, in advance of 2014, when the plant is expected to be fully operational. ...