Egypt is pursuing a wind energy strategy that pairs a major new project with domestic manufacturing. The country signed a deal with China’s SANY Renewable Energy for a 2,000-megawatt wind project in the Gulf of Suez alongside Egypt’s first wind turbine factory, expected to connect to the grid within 23 months of final agreements. Officials hope that the factory could eventually supply equipment across Africa and the Middle East. Analysts note a sharp contrast with Nigeria, where a 10-megawatt wind farm took nearly two decades to become operational. Experts say Egypt’s approach—emphasizing scale, local currency financing, and technology transfer—addresses financing and structural barriers that have hampered other African renewable projects.