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About GWEC

GWEC is a member-based organisation that represents the entire wind energy sector. The members of GWEC represent over 1,500 companies, organisations and institutions in more than 80 countries, including manufacturers, developers, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies. See https://gwec.net/.

About El Gouna

​​EL Gouna, one of Orascom Development’s fully integrated towns, the most prominent destination nestled on the Red Sea, an area of 36.9 million square metres. El Gouna is a sustainable town in every sense of the word, encompassing 4000 delivered residential units, 18 hotels, schools, International hospital, 2 marinas, world class golf courses, and an array of services. With a population of more than 20,000 residents, the town is keen on adopting a number of sustainability initiatives such as a solar power plant with a capacity of 7 MW, full solid waste management system, a “preserving the Mangrove” initiative involving the planting of 2,000 Mangrove trees as a first phase under the supervision of the Ministry of Environment, using energy saving construction materials and methods, 100% reliance on recycled water for irrigation, among others.