Company Insights Acwa Power Energy Acwa Power News Energy Acwa Power joins China’s renewable energy surge Saudi renewables major Acwa Power has struck joint ventures with Chinese companies to launch two renewable energy projects worth $312 million in China. The company, which trades on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), started due diligence on up to eight projects in China, CEO Marco Arcelli said last May. Acwa Power will develop a 132-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic […] January 17, 2025 Analysis Banking and Finance Strong post-IPO performance bodes well for Saudi flotations Recently floated Saudi Arabian companies have thrived since listing on Riyadh’s bourse, thanks in part to astute pricing of initial public offerings and foreign institutional investors’ growing participation. Since the start of 2024, there have been 14 IPOs in Saudi Arabia that raised more than $100 million, according to data compiled by AGBI and London […] January 14, 2025 Renewable Energy Acwa Power awarded 1GW solar project in Iraq Iraq has invited Saudi Arabian utilities major Acwa Power to finalise an agreement for the construction of a 1,000 megawatt (MW) solar energy plant, local media reported. The country, Opec’s second largest oil producer, is engaged in a post-war programme to tackle a persistent power supply deficit. The plant in the Central Najaf governorate is […] January 10, 2025 Oil & Gas Aramco explores building oil refinery in Bangladesh Saudi Aramco is willing to build an oil refinery in Bangladesh to address local and regional demand, according to an official news report. The proposed refinery is expected to meet Dhaka’s growing demand for petroleum products while serving regional markets such as China and India, state-run BSS news agency reported citing Saudi envoy Essa Al […] January 6, 2025 Opinion Energy Something old, something new: GCC energy trends in 2025 To avoid a 2008-style power crunch, every type of energy must be thrown into the mix January 2, 2025 Renewable Energy Acwa Power signs up for 1GW Egyptian wind farm The Saudi energy company Acwa Power has signed agreements worth more than $700 million to fund the development, construction, operation and maintenance of a wind power plant in Egypt. Acwa Power said it signed the 20-year senior debt agreement, worth SAR2.63 billion ($703 million), with a syndicate of development financial institutions. The 1.1GW wind power […] December 31, 2024 Energy Egypt secures $275m loan for largest wind farm in Africa Egypt has secured $275 million in funding for the construction and operation of the largest wind farm in Africa. The loan, granted to Suez Wind, includes $200 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) and Development and $75 million from Arab Bank and Standard Chartered. The project is co-financed by the African Development Bank, […] December 26, 2024 Energy Loan for Egypt wind farms passed by Opec Fund A $40 million loan to Egypt to support the construction of two wind farms in the Gulf of Suez and Jabal Al-Zeit regions has been approved by the Opec Fund for International Development. The two wind farms, with a total capacity of 1.1GW, will provide energy to more than 1.3 million households and contribute to Egypt’s […] December 13, 2024 Renewable Energy Acwa Power plans to invest $50bn in China by 2030 Saudi energy company Acwa Power plans to invest up to $50 billion in renewable energy projects in China, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Lyu Yunhe, Acwa Power’s head of China operations, said they aim to work with Chinese state-owned companies to acquire clean power assets with a value of up to 20GW and an additional 1 […] December 3, 2024 Renewable Energy Poland’s Hynfra to build green ammonia plant in Egypt Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones is linking up with Polish energy company Hynfra to build a green ammonia plant. The facility will produce ammonia for export from Egypt to the European Union, the GAFI and Hynfra said in a joint statement. It will require an investment of $1.6 billion in its first […] November 26, 2024 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 3 4 5 … 15 Next
Energy Acwa Power joins China’s renewable energy surge Saudi renewables major Acwa Power has struck joint ventures with Chinese companies to launch two renewable energy projects worth $312 million in China. The company, which trades on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), started due diligence on up to eight projects in China, CEO Marco Arcelli said last May. Acwa Power will develop a 132-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic […] January 17, 2025
Analysis Banking and Finance Strong post-IPO performance bodes well for Saudi flotations Recently floated Saudi Arabian companies have thrived since listing on Riyadh’s bourse, thanks in part to astute pricing of initial public offerings and foreign institutional investors’ growing participation. Since the start of 2024, there have been 14 IPOs in Saudi Arabia that raised more than $100 million, according to data compiled by AGBI and London […] January 14, 2025
Renewable Energy Acwa Power awarded 1GW solar project in Iraq Iraq has invited Saudi Arabian utilities major Acwa Power to finalise an agreement for the construction of a 1,000 megawatt (MW) solar energy plant, local media reported. The country, Opec’s second largest oil producer, is engaged in a post-war programme to tackle a persistent power supply deficit. The plant in the Central Najaf governorate is […] January 10, 2025
Oil & Gas Aramco explores building oil refinery in Bangladesh Saudi Aramco is willing to build an oil refinery in Bangladesh to address local and regional demand, according to an official news report. The proposed refinery is expected to meet Dhaka’s growing demand for petroleum products while serving regional markets such as China and India, state-run BSS news agency reported citing Saudi envoy Essa Al […] January 6, 2025
Opinion Energy Something old, something new: GCC energy trends in 2025 To avoid a 2008-style power crunch, every type of energy must be thrown into the mix January 2, 2025
Renewable Energy Acwa Power signs up for 1GW Egyptian wind farm The Saudi energy company Acwa Power has signed agreements worth more than $700 million to fund the development, construction, operation and maintenance of a wind power plant in Egypt. Acwa Power said it signed the 20-year senior debt agreement, worth SAR2.63 billion ($703 million), with a syndicate of development financial institutions. The 1.1GW wind power […] December 31, 2024
Energy Egypt secures $275m loan for largest wind farm in Africa Egypt has secured $275 million in funding for the construction and operation of the largest wind farm in Africa. The loan, granted to Suez Wind, includes $200 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD) and Development and $75 million from Arab Bank and Standard Chartered. The project is co-financed by the African Development Bank, […] December 26, 2024
Energy Loan for Egypt wind farms passed by Opec Fund A $40 million loan to Egypt to support the construction of two wind farms in the Gulf of Suez and Jabal Al-Zeit regions has been approved by the Opec Fund for International Development. The two wind farms, with a total capacity of 1.1GW, will provide energy to more than 1.3 million households and contribute to Egypt’s […] December 13, 2024
Renewable Energy Acwa Power plans to invest $50bn in China by 2030 Saudi energy company Acwa Power plans to invest up to $50 billion in renewable energy projects in China, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Lyu Yunhe, Acwa Power’s head of China operations, said they aim to work with Chinese state-owned companies to acquire clean power assets with a value of up to 20GW and an additional 1 […] December 3, 2024
Renewable Energy Poland’s Hynfra to build green ammonia plant in Egypt Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones is linking up with Polish energy company Hynfra to build a green ammonia plant. The facility will produce ammonia for export from Egypt to the European Union, the GAFI and Hynfra said in a joint statement. It will require an investment of $1.6 billion in its first […] November 26, 2024
