PPP Abu Dhabi project for 100% renewable energy
The UAE's Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has launched a new public-private partnership project to design 100% renewable energy micro-grids...
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Iraq's crude exports to reach 6m bpd in 5 years
Iraq's oil exports are expected to reach six million barrels per day (bpd) by 2017, as its oil industry slowly...
Siemens receives component order for new 640MW Iraq facility
Siemens , the global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering operating in the energy, infrastructure, industry and healthcare sectors, has...
Kurdistan produces 221,000 MWs a year
Kurdistan Region of Iraq now produces 221, 000 megawatts annually while the region had been producing only 547 MWs between...
Bahrain implements green building codes
The construction sector will be operating in a new environment starting next year when building regulations mandating the use of...
Saudi Arabia to spend $109 billion in the solar energy sector
Fuelled by an ambitious vision, Saudi Arabia may be single handedly changing the face of the solar energy sector. If...
Ecologically sound construction can save money, worry
Besides being an environmental issue, sustainability practices can also generate revenue, reduce cost, manage risk and grow social responsibility. This...
SR444 million water and electricity projects signed
The Minister of Water and Electricity, Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulrahman Al-Hossein, has signed 21 contracts to implement several water and...
20% of Saudi power produced without using fuel
Head of the Saudi Electricity Company Ali bin Saleh Al-Barrak said 20 percent of the country's electricity is currently produced...
Petroleum Development Oman awards projects worth $350 million
Petroleum Development Oman ( PDO ) has awarded a series of significant contracts to Omani businesses as part of its...
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