The general manager of Suez Cement, Bruno Carre, said a wind energy project in Gulf El-Zeit, Egypt, will provide electricity to the company's manufacturing facilities in Egypt.
However, electricity could only be used in the crushing process since flame and heat will be needed in the cooking process.
According to Carre, insufficient gas supplies are one of the greatest challenges faced by the company, has seen its share in the Egyptian market fall 5% from 2012 to 16% at present, representing less than 50 million tonnes of cement.
