Tender to buy 60 MW of electricity from wind energy

Another bid to build a wind turbine soon

A tender to lease 60 MW of power from a wind farm will be launched on May 21, the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said. A total of 23 local and foreign companies had expressed their interest in the project late last year. “All companies will participate in the tender,” said Ziad Zein, Public Relations Coordinator at the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC).

The project will authorize the private sector to sell renewable energy to the Électricité Du Liban (EDL). “The contract that will be signed with the winning bidder is similar to that signed with the Turkish power ships,” Zein said.

The MoEW has also announced the first national wind turbine project. The turbine will produce 1 MW of power. “The MoEW will fully fund the turbine’s construction,” Zein said. The wind turbine will be constructed in Hannouch, Selaata on a 230,000 square meter land owned by the EDL. Power generated through the turbine will be connected to the national grid. “Expressions of interest will be held in two weeks,” Zein said. The cost of building the turbine is up to $2.5 million. Revenues generated from wind power will be used to build other turbines.