UAE, Egypt ink wind energy deal

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The United Arab Emirates and Egypt agreed yesterday 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 47790 GWH of clean energy annually once it is completed, the UAE state news agency WAM said in a statement, without specifying an exact timeframe.

It will offset 23.8 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions – equivalent to around 9% of Egypt’s current carbon dioxide output, according to |