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The country, a producer of gas, has long relied on fossil fuels, but since the 1990s a shift to wind power has begun, in an effort to generate low-pollution electricity. One example of this is the Gabal El-Zayt wind farm, co-financed by the European Union, the German Development Bank (KFW) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), in cooperation with the Egyptian government. This wind farm, which covers an area of 43 km2, is part of a complex spanning 600 km2. It is expected to reduce CO2 emissions to 400,000 tonnes per year, and therefore represents an ideal area for energy investment.
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