The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, represented by the New and Renewable Energy Development and Utilization Authority and the Saudi company ACWA Power, signed a document identifying and making available the necessary land, to start studies and measurements to develop a wind energy project in West Sohag with a capacity of 10 gigawatts. According to the document, the project, upon completion, is expected to generate 50,000 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually, reduce 2.4 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, as well as provide electricity for about 11 million housing units, and save about $6.5 billion in costs. annual natural gas.