Company Insights Amea Power Renewable Energy Amea Power News Opinion Trade Food can transform the Gulf’s trade relations with Africa The Gulf's food safety expertise could become a vital part of its trade with African countries May 7, 2024 Renewable Energy African renewables are ripe for investment, says Irena Africa accounted for less than 1 percent of the new renewable energy sources added globally last year, and a conference in Abu Dhabi this week called on wealthy investors to help the continent achieve its targets. Amani Abu Zeid, commissioner for infrastructure and energy of the African Union Commission, told the International Renewable Energy Agency […] April 18, 2024 Renewable Energy Solar deal shows power of East Africa for Dubai A Dubai energy company has joined a $150 million solar project in Mozambique, the latest indication of the UAE’s interest in investing in East Africa. Amea Power will work with Mozambique’s Hidropower to develop the 125 megawatt Matambo solar photovoltaic power plant. The joint Mozambique-Dubai project will provide electricity to more than 150,000 homes in […] January 29, 2024 Opinion Energy The year ahead for Mena energy The region’s chasms have rarely been so wide – they must be bridged in 2024 January 1, 2024 Renewable Energy AMEA Power plans $15bn hydrogen investment in Africa UAE renewable energy company AMEA Power is ready to develop projects worth $15 billion in Africa as it ramps up production of green hydrogen. The company, which has a clean energy pipeline of over 6 gigawatt (GW) across 20 countries, plans to develop three 1GW-scale electrolyser projects in Mauritania, Djibouti and Egypt. “We believe they […] December 13, 2023 Renewable Energy Morocco reveals strategy to speed up energy transition Morocco is accelerating plans to add 9 gigawatts to its electricity generation capacity – enough power for nearly 8 million homes – with 7GW coming from renewables. But the country will need to discover or import more gas as it bets on creating a new hydrogen economy, according to Leila Benali, its minister of energy […] December 11, 2023 Energy Dubai’s Amea Power brightens Tunisia’s solar ambitions Dubai’s Amea Power has reached financial close on its first 120 megawatt (MW) solar project in Tunisia as the North African country seeks to boost its renewable energy production. The $86 million solar plant will be located in Metbassta, in the north-western Kairouan governate. It is being built by Kairouan Solar Plant, a company registered in […] September 27, 2023 Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023 Analysis Energy UAE in position to plug South Africa’s energy crisis Energy is likely to drive a new era in trade relations between the UAE and South Africa as the latter’s power supply crisis will dominate debate at next year’s general election. Experts say UAE energy powerhouses Masdar and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) could be attracted to South Africa in light of the crippling […] May 12, 2023 Analysis Energy Gulf ‘needs to pick up pace’ to hit 2030 solar energy goals The Middle East’s solar power industry has come a long way, but it needs to work faster if the region is to meet its energy transition targets, according to the Mesia Solar Outlook Report 2023. Romain Riche, international development director at Mesia (Middle East Solar Industry Association), told AGBI that the key challenges were accelerating the […] February 15, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 2 3 Next
Opinion Trade Food can transform the Gulf’s trade relations with Africa The Gulf's food safety expertise could become a vital part of its trade with African countries May 7, 2024
Renewable Energy African renewables are ripe for investment, says Irena Africa accounted for less than 1 percent of the new renewable energy sources added globally last year, and a conference in Abu Dhabi this week called on wealthy investors to help the continent achieve its targets. Amani Abu Zeid, commissioner for infrastructure and energy of the African Union Commission, told the International Renewable Energy Agency […] April 18, 2024
Renewable Energy Solar deal shows power of East Africa for Dubai A Dubai energy company has joined a $150 million solar project in Mozambique, the latest indication of the UAE’s interest in investing in East Africa. Amea Power will work with Mozambique’s Hidropower to develop the 125 megawatt Matambo solar photovoltaic power plant. The joint Mozambique-Dubai project will provide electricity to more than 150,000 homes in […] January 29, 2024
Opinion Energy The year ahead for Mena energy The region’s chasms have rarely been so wide – they must be bridged in 2024 January 1, 2024
Renewable Energy AMEA Power plans $15bn hydrogen investment in Africa UAE renewable energy company AMEA Power is ready to develop projects worth $15 billion in Africa as it ramps up production of green hydrogen. The company, which has a clean energy pipeline of over 6 gigawatt (GW) across 20 countries, plans to develop three 1GW-scale electrolyser projects in Mauritania, Djibouti and Egypt. “We believe they […] December 13, 2023
Renewable Energy Morocco reveals strategy to speed up energy transition Morocco is accelerating plans to add 9 gigawatts to its electricity generation capacity – enough power for nearly 8 million homes – with 7GW coming from renewables. But the country will need to discover or import more gas as it bets on creating a new hydrogen economy, according to Leila Benali, its minister of energy […] December 11, 2023
Energy Dubai’s Amea Power brightens Tunisia’s solar ambitions Dubai’s Amea Power has reached financial close on its first 120 megawatt (MW) solar project in Tunisia as the North African country seeks to boost its renewable energy production. The $86 million solar plant will be located in Metbassta, in the north-western Kairouan governate. It is being built by Kairouan Solar Plant, a company registered in […] September 27, 2023
Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023
Analysis Energy UAE in position to plug South Africa’s energy crisis Energy is likely to drive a new era in trade relations between the UAE and South Africa as the latter’s power supply crisis will dominate debate at next year’s general election. Experts say UAE energy powerhouses Masdar and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) could be attracted to South Africa in light of the crippling […] May 12, 2023
Analysis Energy Gulf ‘needs to pick up pace’ to hit 2030 solar energy goals The Middle East’s solar power industry has come a long way, but it needs to work faster if the region is to meet its energy transition targets, according to the Mesia Solar Outlook Report 2023. Romain Riche, international development director at Mesia (Middle East Solar Industry Association), told AGBI that the key challenges were accelerating the […] February 15, 2023
