Ghoubet Wind Power Station
The Ghoubet Wind Power Station is a 60 megawatts wind power energy project, under construction in Djibouti. The wind farm is under development by independent power producers. The power generated will be sold to "Electricité de Djibouti" (EDD) (Electricity of Djibouti), the national electricity utility monopoly, for integration into the national gird. The wind farm is the country's first grid-ready renewable energy power station. The Republic of Djibouti has plans to derive all its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Location. The wind farm is located in the Arta Region, near the border with  the Tadjourah Region, close to Lake Ghoubet, in Djibouti. It sits on an area measuring . This is approximately , west of Lake Ghoubet, close to the junction between highways R9 and R10. Overview. As of April 2020, Djibouti had installed capacity of 126 megawatts for its population of 940,000, together with their businesses, homes, offices and industries. Most of the installed electricity sources, at that time were expensive fossil-fuel-based. Ghoubet Wind Farm represents the first of a number of renewable energy sources, as the country diversifies into clean, renewable sources of energy. The project's plan initially comprised 15  wind turbines, each with a maximum rating of 4.8 megawatts, for total capacity of 60 MW. Later, the design was changed to 17 wind turbines, each with rating of 3.465 megawatts, for a total capacity of 58.9 MW. Other installations that are part of this development include approximately of access roads, housing for construction workers, administrative offices, an electric substation where each wind turbine will send its energy via overhead or underground cables and a 230kV overhead transmission line, measuring , to deliver the energy to an EDD substation. EDD will separately construct a substation in the settlement of Ghoubet, approximately  from this power station, where the electricity will enter the Djibouti grid. Ownership. This power station is owned by a consortium whose members are illustrated in the table below. The members of the consortium formed a special purpose vehicle company called Red Sea Power Limited SAS which is constructing and will operate as well as manage the power station. Construction and timeline. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to a consortium comprising the Spanish group Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the world's second largest wind turbine manufacturer. Construction began in March 2021 and commercial commissioning in expected  in the first half of 2022.