Mediterranean Action Plan

EGYPT - National study
Figure 8 Wind speeds and corresponding power density at 50 meters height for several wind measuring
stations.
Such wind resource activities were the main motive for developing the Egyptian wind
electricity generation action plan and corresponding positive response and cooperation of
different European Countries as well as Japan in developing wind power plants as will be
indicated in case study 3.3.
3.3 The Ca se Study o n "W ind Pow er Plants De ve lopme n t in
E g yp t "
As indicated in the last case study (1), NREA wind activities have started by conducting wind
resource assessments in cooperation with USAID which revealed the considerable potential
Gulf of Suez in two reports published in 1986 & 1987, that in turn resulted in the realization of
the first significant project in Egypt at that time in 1988; Ras Ghareb wind farm pilot project of
400 kW connected to a local grid their.
Published output results of promising wind resource in different locations in Egypt stimulated
the following wind resource elaborate assessment started in 1990 with RISO laboratories of
Denmark that has been one of leading countries in wind resource assessments and wind
farms implementation.
Along with the progress of such wind resource activity and consequently proven wind
considerable potential in the Gulf of Suez, NREA adopted a comprehensive plan including a
phased approach to implement and develop wind power plant projects.
This approach started by implementing pilot and field testing projects represented by Ras
Ghareb earlier mentioned wind farm of 400 kW capacity composing of 4 units each 100 kW
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