Independent wind energy intelligence for the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye.https://windmena.com/enhttps://windmena.com/insights/morocco-offshore-wind-feasibility-contract-43-months/https://windmena.com/insights/morocco-offshore-wind-feasibility-contract-43-months/The EIB contract for studies on a planned 1 GW project off Essaouira runs for up to 43 months, while construction is targeted to start in 2029.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/acwa-kungrad-uzbekistan-wind-grid/https://windmena.com/insights/acwa-kungrad-uzbekistan-wind-grid/A USD 3.06 billion package in Karakalpakstan bundles turbines, batteries and five substations. We read the grid scope as what sets the schedule.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUzbekistanhttps://windmena.com/insights/gulf-of-suez-who-prices-the-wire/https://windmena.com/insights/gulf-of-suez-who-prices-the-wire/A 2007 bird map still sorts Egypt's best wind land. The EBRD plan for a 550 MW plot puts most of the risk on a 47 km overhead line set by the authorities.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/saudi-power-awards-slow/https://windmena.com/insights/saudi-power-awards-slow/MEED data shows a sharp slowdown in 2026 contract awards. Round 7 bids for 2,200 MW of wind were due in September, but awards may slip into 2027.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTDataSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/algeria-sonelgaz-200mw-wind-tender-laghouat-djelfa/https://windmena.com/insights/algeria-sonelgaz-200mw-wind-tender-laghouat-djelfa/Algeria's only operational wind farm on record is 10 MW near Adrar. The tender lets foreign firms bid alone, requires Algerian firms to partner with a foreign one and includes grid connection.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisAlgeriahttps://windmena.com/insights/scatec-shadwan-bridge-loan/https://windmena.com/insights/scatec-shadwan-bridge-loan/Construction began on 1 October with USD 50 million of Arab Energy Fund bridge financing. Non-recourse debt is expected to close by the end of 2026.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-wwec-2027/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-wwec-2027/The first World Wind Energy Conference in the Gulf gives Dhofar II and Jaalan Bani Bu Ali a public deadline.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-taaleri-cibuk-2-154mw-serbia-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-taaleri-cibuk-2-154mw-serbia-wind/Čibuk 2 stands beside the 158 MW Čibuk 1 in southern Banat. Balkan Green Energy News reports the 312 MW complex as the largest in the Western Balkans.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUAEhttps://windmena.com/insights/o-green-9-6mw-turbine-duqm-oman/https://windmena.com/insights/o-green-9-6mw-turbine-duqm-oman/The turbine near the OQ8 refinery stands on a 115-metre tower. Its power goes to Duqm industries, including the neighbouring Mawarid Turbine manufacturing facility.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-stip-wind-north-macedonia-financial-close/https://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-stip-wind-north-macedonia-financial-close/Phase one of Štip reached financial close with about EUR 115 million of senior debt from the EBRD, IFC and Erste Group Bank, and no government offtake support.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUAEhttps://windmena.com/insights/blade-leading-edge-erosion-gulf-dust-aviation/https://windmena.com/insights/blade-leading-edge-erosion-gulf-dust-aviation/Rolls-Royce runs synthetic desert dust through engines in a £1 billion durability programme. Sandia found blade erosion can cut annual energy production by 5 to 25 percent.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-rwe-german-offshore-wind-auctions-mou/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-rwe-german-offshore-wind-auctions-mou/A separate Masdar MoU with Luxcara covers storage and offshore wind, potentially above EUR 5 billion. Together they could open the way for more than EUR 8 billion of investment.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUAEhttps://windmena.com/insights/kazakhstan-q3-2029-masdar-zhambyl-1gw-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/kazakhstan-q3-2029-masdar-zhambyl-1gw-wind/The Energy Ministry set the date ten weeks after the 29 June groundbreaking. The project pairs 1,000 MW of wind with 300 MW / 600 MWh of storage for about $1.4 billion.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefKazakhstanhttps://windmena.com/insights/eib-owc-feasibility-study-morocco-offshore-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/eib-owc-feasibility-study-morocco-offshore-wind/The two-year study, endorsed by MASEN, targets the Atlantic coast near Essaouira and covers site selection, a met campaign, ports, grid integration and permitting.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-gabal-el-zeit-580mw-privatisation/https://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-gabal-el-zeit-580mw-privatisation/The fund would take full operational responsibility for three Red Sea wind farms with turbines averaging eight to ten years of service, selling to EETC under a 25-year PPA.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/powerchina-egypt-wind-portfolio-1-8gw/https://windmena.com/insights/powerchina-egypt-wind-portfolio-1-8gw/The contractor counts the operating 500 MW Amunet farm plus the 1.1 GW Gulf of Suez and Ras Ghareb projects under construction, with Elalamya on civil works.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-mawarid-turbine-321-graduates-training/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-mawarid-turbine-321-graduates-training/Mawarid Turbine and the National University of Science and Technology agreed in February to train graduates in blade manufacturing and nacelle assembly for the Duqm plant.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-bapco-bahrain-2gw-nearshore-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-bapco-bahrain-2gw-nearshore-wind/In May 2024 Masdar and Bapco Energies agreed to explore up to 2 GW of near-shore and offshore wind in Bahrain, citing London Array, Dumat Al Jandal and the UAE Wind Program.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/syria-700mw-wind-marv-energy-homs-factory/https://windmena.com/insights/syria-700mw-wind-marv-energy-homs-factory/Syria's Ministry of Energy signed with Marv Energy in February. The company says production will take place at its Homs plant, in phases, over five to seven years.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisSyriahttps://windmena.com/insights/dhofar-ii-wind-frees-76-million-m3-gas-oman/https://windmena.com/insights/dhofar-ii-wind-frees-76-million-m3-gas-oman/Nama PWP's CEO put the gas figure beside 396,754 MWh of annual output. Oman shipped 11.9 million tonnes of LNG in 2025, above its 10.4 Mtpa liquefaction capacity.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-output-up-43-percent-2024/https://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-output-up-43-percent-2024/Installed wind reached 2,390 MW at end-2024 and generation 9,363 GWh, 21% of Moroccan electricity. IPPs took 47% of wind output and private operators 43%.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/alfanar-100m-senvion-india-turbine-maker/https://windmena.com/insights/alfanar-100m-senvion-india-turbine-maker/The Saudi group is investing an additional 9.5 billion rupees in Senvion India, acquired in 2021, to fund its product roadmap, growth capital and project pipeline.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-musandam-renewables-feasibility-study/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-musandam-renewables-feasibility-study/Nama PWP put the Musandam study on sale on 24 August, covering solar, wind, hybrids and storage, with bids closing on 24 September.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/goldwind-aksa-manisa-turkiye-fleet-150-turbines/https://windmena.com/insights/goldwind-aksa-manisa-turkiye-fleet-150-turbines/Goldwind signed with Aksa Energy for 11 GWH182-8.0 MW turbines at the 82.16 MW Manisa wind-plus-storage project, with long-term service support included.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-niat-rasgha-500mw-egypt-construction/https://windmena.com/insights/alcazar-niat-rasgha-500mw-egypt-construction/Two 250 MW farms near Ras Ghareb are guided to start construction this quarter, at a cost of USD 572 million per the EIB's project summary. Routing of the two 220 kV lines is still to be confirmed.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/tunisia-800mw-wind-waits-on-wind-data/https://windmena.com/insights/tunisia-800mw-wind-waits-on-wind-data/Of six wind sites cleared in December, three totalling 1,200 MW go to tender. Three more, 800 MW, wait on wind data: over three times Tunisia's roughly 245 MW fleet.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisTunisiahttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-east-anglia-three-foundations-complete/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-east-anglia-three-foundations-complete/The GBP 4 billion project 69 km off Suffolk, owned 50:50, has turbine installation under way and is expected to be fully operational by year end.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUnited Kingdomhttps://windmena.com/insights/ebrd-192m-debt-scatec-shadwan-900-mw-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/ebrd-192m-debt-scatec-shadwan-900-mw-wind/Shadwan Wind at Ras Shukeir holds a 25-year EETC PPA and is expected to benefit from an EU first-loss guarantee under the EFSD+ Hi-Bar programme.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/eetc-mona-rezk-egypt-wind-offtaker/https://windmena.com/insights/eetc-mona-rezk-egypt-wind-offtaker/EETC's FY2025/26 plan approves EGP 44.9 billion of investment, a 3.4% transmission loss target and three more control centres for renewable integration.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/iraq-wind-diyala-land-nic-500-mw-study/https://windmena.com/insights/iraq-wind-diyala-land-nic-500-mw-study/In June Iraq approved 20,000 dunams in Diyala for a 1.6 GW solar and wind complex. The National Investment Commission had already completed a 500 MW wind study.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisIraqhttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-riyah-150-jobs-local-content/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-riyah-150-jobs-local-content/OQ Alternative Energy says Omanis made up about 40% of the development and construction workforce across the three projects, which total more than 330 MW.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-first-offshore-wind-auction-q1-2027/https://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-first-offshore-wind-auction-q1-2027/Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the tender will be published in September, with details due ahead of COP31 in Antalya. The target is 5,000 MW offshore by 2035.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/tunisia-wind-pipeline-eight-times-fleet/https://windmena.com/insights/tunisia-wind-pipeline-eight-times-fleet/In January Tunisia cleared wind lots at Tabaga, Jebel Abderrahmane and El Guettar, and Scatec, with partner Aeolus, was awarded a 25-year PPA with STEG for the 75 MW El Fahs project.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisTunisiahttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-three-kinds-of-money/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-three-kinds-of-money/A UAE-funded 25 MW farm in Ma'an, USD 226 million of ADB, AIIB and Standard Chartered debt for Bash II, and Ras Shokeir's pending close span the region's cost of capital.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/nordex-525-mw-turkerler-sivas-order/https://windmena.com/insights/nordex-525-mw-turkerler-sivas-order/The N175/6.X turbines start installation in Q3 2027 on 108 metre towers, with service extendable to 25 years. Nordex calls it the biggest single turbine deal in Türkiye.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/wind-service-margins-dumat-al-jandal-vestas/https://windmena.com/insights/wind-service-margins-dumat-al-jandal-vestas/Nordex posted a 19.2% service EBIT margin against 12.2% on projects in Q1. Saudi Arabia's first utility-scale wind farm came with a 20-year Vestas service agreement attached.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/yanbu-port-nine-turbines-setara-shaqra/https://windmena.com/insights/yanbu-port-nine-turbines-setara-shaqra/The Pacific Titan docked at King Fahd Industrial Port with one of the largest cargoes the port has handled, the Saudi Press Agency reported on 5 August.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/eetc-alcazar-407-mw-zafarana-wind-ppa/https://windmena.com/insights/eetc-alcazar-407-mw-zafarana-wind-ppa/The plant targets 2028 operation and around 775,000 households. EETC chairwoman Mona Rezk tied it to upgrading Egypt's unified national grid.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-localisation-rules-vs-factories/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-localisation-rules-vs-factories/Türkiye ties YEKA support to 51% domestic content and 65% for towers and blades. Morocco and Oman built plants after securing demand, and Egypt has a Sany memorandum.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDataMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/jordan-batn-al-ghul-25-mw-uae-funded-epc/https://windmena.com/insights/jordan-batn-al-ghul-25-mw-uae-funded-epc/Samra Electric Power Generation Company hired SITE Technology General Contracting for five turbines in Ma'an Governorate, under Jordan's February agreement with Masdar.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefJordanhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-beni-suef-land-wind-vs-solar-ratio/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-beni-suef-land-wind-vs-solar-ratio/At that ten-to-one ratio, Egypt's 3,028 MW wind fleet would cover about 575 sq km. Its next big wind farm, ENGIE's 900 MW Ras Shokeir, is again on the Gulf of Suez.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-wind-towers-35-of-104-localisation/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-wind-towers-35-of-104-localisation/The Ras Ghareb Wind Energy and Red Sea Wind Energy CEO told EnterpriseAM that customs clearance fell from weeks to four or five days between his first and second projects.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-spain-new-wind-vs-egypt-gabal-el-zeit/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-spain-new-wind-vs-egypt-gabal-el-zeit/Masdar is taking 49.99% of a 705 MW Repsol portfolio valued at EUR 849 million, all online since 2025. Alcazar signed definitive agreements to acquire the 580 MW Gabal El-Zeit wind farm, with USD 420 million of external financing.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisUAEhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-roadmap-21-gw-renewables-15-gw-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-roadmap-21-gw-renewables-15-gw-wind/A roadmap presented to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly takes renewables from 9.5 GW to 30.7 GW by end-2029, against 11.21 GW planned by end-2026.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-2025-build-886-mw-egypt/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-2025-build-886-mw-egypt/IRENA puts the ten-market MENA fleet at 6,943 MW at end-2025. Eight markets added nothing, while Türkiye alone added 1,910 MW.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDataMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-riyah-wind-sells-all-power-to-pdo/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-riyah-wind-sells-all-power-to-pdo/Riyah 1 and 2 supply Petroleum Development Oman under long-term PPAs, with commercial operation due in December 2026. Nama PWP's three tendered wind IPPs have not yet been awarded.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/mea-wind-capacity-datasets-turkiye-gap/https://windmena.com/insights/mea-wind-capacity-datasets-turkiye-gap/Windpower Intelligence counts 31.2 GW at end-2025 and GWEC counts 15.2 GW. Subtract Türkiye from the first and the two land within half a gigawatt.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-wind-land-usufruct-two-percent/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-wind-land-usufruct-two-percent/Cabinet Resolution 54 of 2023 sets NREA's usufruct charge for up to 25 years from commercial operation. Sites can be auctioned on the percentage itself.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/acwa-khalladi-40-mw-expansion-morocco/https://windmena.com/insights/acwa-khalladi-40-mw-expansion-morocco/ACWA Power has a permit to lift Khalladi in northern Morocco from 120 to 160 MW for about MAD 550 million, with completion expected within two years.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-offshore-band-7-11-cents-vs-gulf-onshore/https://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-offshore-band-7-11-cents-vs-gulf-onshore/Draft YEKA OWPP-2026 rules cover four sea areas, a 49-year operating right and 25 percent domestic content. Saudi Arabia's Al Ghat cleared onshore wind at 1.566 cents.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/o-green-al-hinai-2-7-gw-round-the-clock/https://windmena.com/insights/o-green-al-hinai-2-7-gw-round-the-clock/His contract with Nama PWP covers the Continuous Renewable Energy Project across Mahout and Duqm, with commercial operations targeted for summer 2028.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-yeka-2026-1500-mw-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-yeka-2026-1500-mw-wind/Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar launched the 2.4 GW tender on 13 July with a €0.055/kWh ceiling and a €0.035/kWh wind floor. Applications close 13 October.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/enerjisa-180-million-fmo-deg-yeka-2-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/enerjisa-180-million-fmo-deg-yeka-2-wind/The syndicated package funds three Enercon-supplied wind farms in Muğla. DEG already financed nine Enerjisa YEKA-2 plants totalling 750 MW.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/saudi-sub-2-cent-wind-first-operating-year/https://windmena.com/insights/saudi-sub-2-cent-wind-first-operating-year/Al-Ghat cleared at 1.566 cents per kWh and is now fully grid-connected, with Wa'ad Al Shamal synchronised behind it. Operating data from Q3 2026 arrives as Round 7 wind is bid.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-oetc-2-gw-wind-2027-2030/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-oetc-2-gw-wind-2027-2030/OETC's Five-Year Annual Capability Statement 2026-2030 also lists 5.7 GW of solar and a 1 GW round-the-clock project, lifting renewables from about 7% to 30%.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-counterparty-stack-fragmented/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-counterparty-stack-fragmented/SPPC signs tariffs, MIGA the risk cover, DFIs the debt and Tahya Misr the financing, in deals from Saudi Arabia to Egypt.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-five-value-chain-milestones-one-week/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-five-value-chain-milestones-one-week/A Sany factory MoU in Egypt, Türkiye's offshore auction draft, MIGA cover for ACWA Power's Suez project, Masdar's Zhambyl groundbreaking and two Saudi grid syncs.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-zhambyl-1gw-wind-kazakhstan/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-zhambyl-1gw-wind-kazakhstan/The project adds a 600 MWh battery and more than 400 km of new transmission. Masdar also signed a roadmap for Kazakhstan's first round-the-clock clean energy project.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefKazakhstanhttps://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-draft-rules-first-1gw-offshore-wind-auction/https://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-draft-rules-first-1gw-offshore-wind-auction/YEKA OWPP-2026 sets a $0.07 to $0.11 per kWh price band, a 49-year operating right and 25 percent domestic content. Consultation runs to August 17.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/miga-guarantee-acwa-power-suez-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/miga-guarantee-acwa-power-suez-wind/The cover layers onto a $703.6 million senior debt facility closed in January 2025. Full commercial operation is targeted for Q2 2027.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/acwa-power-khalladi-wind-expansion-morocco/https://windmena.com/insights/acwa-power-khalladi-wind-expansion-morocco/The 40 MW extension is estimated to cost MAD 550 million ($60 million), with completion targeted inside two years.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/sany-egypt-mou-2gw-factory-2gw-wind-farm/https://windmena.com/insights/sany-egypt-mou-2gw-factory-2gw-wind-farm/EETC, NREA and SANY Renewable Energy signed with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly present. The wind farm is to be financed in Egyptian pounds.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/al-ghat-600mw-full-grid-connection/https://windmena.com/insights/al-ghat-600mw-full-grid-connection/EPC contractor SEPCOIII confirmed final installation on June 2 and full grid synchronization within eight days. Output is projected at 4.2 TWh a year.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/korra-energi-gulf-of-suez-500kv-lots/https://windmena.com/insights/korra-energi-gulf-of-suez-500kv-lots/Korra Energi and HIDELECO won Lots 1 and 3 of a transmission project linking Gulf of Suez wind farms to Egypt's national grid.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-platform-procurement-bundled-deals/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-platform-procurement-bundled-deals/Egypt's 4,750 MW Tahya Misr protocol, Oman's 2.7 GW O-Green contract and Sany's Egypt factory each package several pieces at once.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/sany-egypt-300m-wind-turbine-factory-sczone/https://windmena.com/insights/sany-egypt-300m-wind-turbine-factory-sczone/The plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone is tied first to a planned 1,000 MW wind project in the northern Gulf of Suez.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/o-green-58-mw-duqm-wind-pilot-9-6-mw-turbines/https://windmena.com/insights/o-green-58-mw-duqm-wind-pilot-9-6-mw-turbines/The pilot is expected to generate around 190 GWh a year to decarbonise the wind turbine plant O-Green is building in the same economic zone.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/iea-gulf-war-repairs-overseas-wind-investment/https://windmena.com/insights/iea-gulf-war-repairs-overseas-wind-investment/Analysts put the repair bill, including Iran, as high as 58 billion dollars. GCC investors sent a net 271 billion dollars abroad in 2025, per BNP Paribas.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-hyperscaler-ppa/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-hyperscaler-ppa/IRENA's firm-cost benchmark, Masdar's 1 GW round-the-clock project and the Egypt-Saudi HVDC link line up with buyers that need power around the clock.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/nordex-menemen-blade-plant-turkiye-1200-blades/https://windmena.com/insights/nordex-menemen-blade-plant-turkiye-1200-blades/The Menemen plant makes blades for the N163 and N175 platforms, with initial output for YEKA-4 and YEKA-5 and surplus reserved for European projects.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/saudi-arabia-1512-mw-wind-2025-mena-additions/https://windmena.com/insights/saudi-arabia-1512-mw-wind-2025-mena-additions/Saudi Arabia accounted for 57.8 percent of Africa-Middle East additions. Morocco added 261 MW, while Morocco and Egypt both still hold larger installed bases.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTDataMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-saudi-hvdc-mena-wind-cross-border/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-saudi-hvdc-mena-wind-cross-border/The first 1,500 MW phase is scheduled before the end of Q2 2026. Türkiye is planning 14,700 km of HVDC lines of its own.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/state-sponsor-mena-wind-oman-o-green-egypt/https://windmena.com/insights/state-sponsor-mena-wind-oman-o-green-egypt/Oman awarded the first of two planned round-the-clock renewables plants to state-backed O-Green Energy in the same week Egypt's president reviewed a 7,000 MW pipeline.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-procurement-round-the-clock-firm-output/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-procurement-round-the-clock-firm-output/Oman has signed a 2.7 GW round-the-clock hybrid and plans a 1,000 MW round-the-clock tender, and these contracts pay wind for the hours solar leaves empty.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-o-green-2-7-gw-round-the-clock-ppa/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-o-green-2-7-gw-round-the-clock-ppa/Nama Power and Water Procurement awarded the hybrid project across the Mahout and Duqm areas. The energy minister called it the first of two planned round-the-clock plants.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-el-sisi-review-7000-mw-ras-shokeir-2027/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-el-sisi-review-7000-mw-ras-shokeir-2027/El-Sisi met the prime minister and electricity minister on 18 May. The review also covered Obelisk solar Phase 2, 1,700 MW Minya solar and 4,000 MW of battery storage.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-industrial-policy-towers-turbines/https://windmena.com/insights/mena-wind-industrial-policy-towers-turbines/Al Yamamah Steel's Yanbu towers, Mawarid Turbine's Duqm plant and Egypt's talks with Sany Group point to a supply chain race.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/oman-nama-pwp-three-wind-ipps-1gw-round-the-clock/https://windmena.com/insights/oman-nama-pwp-three-wind-ipps-1gw-round-the-clock/Nama PWP's 2025 annual report lists Duqm III at 300 MW, Al Jazir at 100 MW and Shaleem at 100 MW, all scheduled for commercial operation in Q2 2029.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-rwe-dogger-bank-south-3gw-consent/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-rwe-dogger-bank-south-3gw-consent/Masdar holds 49 percent and RWE 51 percent. When the partners signed in 2023, the first 800 MW was planned for 2029, with full commissioning by the end of 2031.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUnited Kingdomhttps://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-2026-year-of-wind-yeka-offshore/https://windmena.com/insights/turkiye-2026-year-of-wind-yeka-offshore/Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar named four offshore zones and a grid plan of roughly 30 billion dollars, including 14,700 km of HVDC lines.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/acwa-power-bash-ii-uzbekistan-wind-debt/https://windmena.com/insights/acwa-power-bash-ii-uzbekistan-wind-debt/ADB, AIIB and Standard Chartered provide a package covering more than two thirds of project cost. The farm in southwestern Uzbekistan targets commercial operation in H2 2027.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUzbekistanhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-reviews-alcazar-1500-mw-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-reviews-alcazar-1500-mw-wind/Mahmoud Esmat met Alcazar founder Daniel Calderon on 7 May on a 500 MW project at Zaafarana and a 1,000 MW farm in south Hurghada, delivered in two phases.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/irena-firm-lcoe-wind-plus-battery/https://windmena.com/insights/irena-firm-lcoe-wind-plus-battery/IRENA's new firm cost benchmark sees hybrid wind and battery costs falling to USD 49 to 75 per MWh by 2030. New gas globally tops USD 100.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-sany-wind-turbine-factory-talks/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-sany-wind-turbine-factory-talks/Electricity Minister Mahmoud Esmat met Sany in Cairo to advance plans first pitched in January 2026.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/morocco-onee-3500-mw-storage-roadmap/https://windmena.com/insights/morocco-onee-3500-mw-storage-roadmap/The plan pairs storage with 4,500 MW of flexible gas capacity and 6,000 km of new very high voltage lines, inside a programme of more than MAD 180 billion to 2030.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-saudi-hvdc-interconnection-final-commissioning/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-saudi-hvdc-interconnection-final-commissioning/The 1,350 km link runs from East Medina and Tabuk to Badr City east of Cairo and reaches 3,000 MW once both phases are operational. The project is priced at USD 1.8 billion.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-tahya-misr-4750-mw-wind-storage/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-tahya-misr-4750-mw-wind-storage/Tahya Misr Holding Company will lead financing and implementation, with electricity priced in Egyptian pounds and a two-year delivery window. The wind farms sit along the Gulf of Suez corridor.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/saudi-sppc-3-gw-12-gwh-battery-storage-tender/https://windmena.com/insights/saudi-sppc-3-gw-12-gwh-battery-storage-tender/SPPC's six build-own-operate projects are each sized at 500 MW and 2 GWh. The tranche follows a first wave of 2 GW and 8 GWh.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/turkey-300-mw-wind-q1-2026/https://windmena.com/insights/turkey-300-mw-wind-q1-2026/TÜREB puts Q1 wind investment at about USD 350 million, after more than USD 2 billion and 2 GW in 2025. TÜREB's head expects Ankara's first offshore wind tenders by year end.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefTürkiyehttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-scottishpower-east-anglia-three-record-blades/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-scottishpower-east-anglia-three-record-blades/It is the UK's largest wind turbine. The 95-turbine, GBP 4 billion farm off Suffolk will power about 1.3 million homes when it comes online later this year.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUnited Kingdomhttps://windmena.com/insights/egypt-500-kv-gulf-of-suez-transmission-tender/https://windmena.com/insights/egypt-500-kv-gulf-of-suez-transmission-tender/The line is valued at EGP 12 billion, around USD 226 million, with completion scheduled for mid-2027. The plan targets projects by Scatec and Orascom Construction in particular.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/saudi-record-1512-mw-wind-2025-gwec/https://windmena.com/insights/saudi-record-1512-mw-wind-2025-gwec/GWEC's Africa Middle East report puts regional additions at 2.6 GW in 2025 and cumulative capacity at 15.2 GW. Saudi Arabia's installed base rose to 2,324 MW from 812 MW.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/sembcorp-oman-1-1-gw-dhofar-ii-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/sembcorp-oman-1-1-gw-dhofar-ii-wind/Dhofar II, developed with OQ Alternative Energy, has a 20-year PPA with Nama PWP and targets commercial operation in Q3 2027.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/afdb-ilx-egypt-1-1-gw-wind-pension-finance/https://windmena.com/insights/afdb-ilx-egypt-1-1-gw-wind-pension-finance/ILX signed on 20 April for a funded risk participation in a USD 140 million AfDB senior debt facility, the first deal under a partnership agreed in 2023.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefEgypthttps://windmena.com/insights/jordan-masdar-uae-funded-25-mw-maan-wind/https://windmena.com/insights/jordan-masdar-uae-funded-25-mw-maan-wind/Five turbines will go up in Batn Al-Ghul. Masdar handles technical oversight and supervision, while Samra Electric Power Generation Company appoints the EPC contractor and runs operations.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefJordanhttps://windmena.com/insights/masdar-20-years-65-gw-portfolio/https://windmena.com/insights/masdar-20-years-65-gw-portfolio/Masdar's portfolio capacity now exceeds 65 GW. It plans USD 30 to 35 billion in new equity and project finance to reach 100 GW, adding about 10 GW a year.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefUAEhttps://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-capacity-2-63-gw-end-2025/https://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-capacity-2-63-gw-end-2025/An Attaqa.net report puts renewables above 46 percent of Morocco's electricity generation, against a 52 percent target for 2030. Wind is now the second largest source of electricity after coal.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMoroccohttps://windmena.com/insights/mawarid-turbines-duqm-wind-turbine-factory/https://windmena.com/insights/mawarid-turbines-duqm-wind-turbine-factory/OPAZ granted land in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm in January. Phase one, valued at about RO70 million, covers turbine components and blades; phase two adds a tower factory.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefOmanhttps://windmena.com/insights/al-yamamah-steel-yanbu-wind-towers-contract/https://windmena.com/insights/al-yamamah-steel-yanbu-wind-towers-contract/The contract supplies steel wind towers to EPC contractor SEPCO3, which won the Round 4 Yanbu EPC award in July 2025.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefSaudi Arabiahttps://windmena.com/insights/irena-energy-crisis-to-energy-security-advisory/https://windmena.com/insights/irena-energy-crisis-to-energy-security-advisory/"Renewables: From Energy Crisis to Energy Security" urges fast-tracked distributed renewables, time-of-use tariffs and hybrid mini-grids, anchored in a record 692 GW of renewables added globally in 2025.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMENAhttps://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-21-percent-electricity-2024/https://windmena.com/insights/morocco-wind-21-percent-electricity-2024/Installed wind capacity reached 2,390 MW, up 19% year on year, and wind is now Morocco's largest renewable source. MASEN approved a 1.7 GW renewable programme set to launch in 2026.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBriefMorocco