Qatar plans 1,000 MW of solar power via joint venture
Qatar plans to build around 1,000 megawatts of solar power generating capacity to diversify its energy mix away from hydrocarbons,...
Power & Electricity
Egypt prepares to sign renewables power agreements for 30GW projects
Egypt is hosting the Egypt Energy Investment Summit (February 16-18) to discuss the role of DFIs (Development Finance Institutions) and...
Saudi power projects need $133 billion investment over 10 years
Saudi Arabia will need investment of 500 billion riyals ($133.3 billion) in electricity projects over the next ten years to...
GE signs deals worth $1 billion to upgrade Iraq power grid
GE has signed over $1 billion worth of contracts with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity for power generation and maintenance...
Iran and France ink 20 trade and construction deals
France and Tehran signed a batch of 20 trade and construction agreements, the total worth of Iran’s agreements with France...
Global solar PV installations to reach 321 gigawatts by year-end
According to preliminary numbers from GTM Research, 59 gigawatts of solar PV were installed globally in 2015, a 34 percent...
ABB to provide electrical components to Jordan’s 4 solar plants
ABB will supply a substation for the Shams Ma’an photovoltaic project, the largest of its kind in Jordan and a...
UAE's Masdar invest $300 million in Jordan solar power project
Abu Dhabi green energy firm Masdar is investing around $300 million in a solar power project in Jordan, with more...
Mena region to attract $35 billion renewable energy investment
With increasingly lower-cost solar photovoltaic modules helping the countries in Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to diversify their energy...
Iran to generate 1000MW electricity from new solar, wind power plants
Contracts to set up solar and wind power plants, generating 1000 megawatts of electricity, will be concluded by March 19,...
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