Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, met with Alexie Ba, Regional Director of SANY Group, a Chinese company that operates in manufacturing renewable energy equipment, to discuss and follow up on plans to establish a plant in Egypt to manufacture wind turbines, as part of the state’s plan to strengthen local production in the renewable energy sector.
This follows previous talks in January with the Chinese company aimed at exploring cooperation opportunities in renewable energy and discussing the establishment of the country’s first wind turbine manufacturing plant.
The meeting reviewed progress on establishing the plant and explored how to link the transfer of advanced technology owned by the company with the rollout of wind energy projects in Egypt with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW).
The meeting also addressed mechanisms for implementing new projects under conditions that rely on equipment manufactured locally, in line with the state’s policy of replacing imports with domestic production and reducing reliance on foreign goods. In addition, the talks included a discussion of the protocol agreement stipulating that project tariffs will be calculated in Egyptian pounds.
Talks also covered the detailed work plan and the need to tighten project timelines to accelerate the addition of new solar and wind capacity. In addition, the meeting reviewed plans to strengthen, upgrade, and modernize the national electricity grid so it can absorb the growing share of renewable energy.
The project aligns with state plans to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and raise the share of renewable and clean energy in the energy mix to 45% by 2028.
Esmat highlighted the state’s efforts to support industrial localization, transfer modern technology, and ease pressure on foreign currency. He stressed the importance of localizing industries related to renewable energy equipment as part of Egypt’s energy transition vision and national energy strategy, pointing to the scale of projects currently underway.
SANY is involved in several other projects in Egypt beyond the planned wind‑turbine‑manufacturing plant. In New Alamein City, a new “fourth‑generation city” on Egypt’s northern coast, its concrete batching plant is supporting the construction of a large skyscraper complex that will include five high‑rise residential towers and extensive commercial facilities, helping shape this smart, integrated urban development.
At the beginning of the year, Esmat visited China and oversaw the signing of several landmark agreements aimed at establishing a local industrial base. The first agreement is a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TBEA to cooperate on renewable energy systems, localize the electrical power grid connection systems, and establish the first factory to produce inverters in Egypt.
