Egypt is set to inaugurate one of the largest wind power farms in the world with an overall capacity of 580 megawatts (MW) and built at a cost EGP12 billion ($625 million), a media report said.

Located in the Gabal El-Zeit area of the Red Sea governorate, it will have a total of 300 wind turbines, reported Ahramonline.

Osama Noman, the head of the project, was quoted as saying that the wind power project as the “biggest in the world” in terms of area, number of turbines, and the capacities generated from the plan.

The first phase of the wind farm is already running and connected to the country’s national grid. It includes 120 wind turbines and generates 240 MW of power.

The second phase, which includes 110 turbines with an overall power capacity of 220 MW, and the third phase, which includes 60 turbines generating 120 MW, will be connected to the national grid this month, the report said.