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Acwa Power's Sakaka solar facility in Saudi Arabia. The company recently announced projects in Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Egypt and Bahrain

Acwa Power reports record revenue and profit surge

Saudi Arabian energy company Acwa Power posted record revenue in the first quarter from higher returns on operations and development services as well as electricity and water sales. Revenue jumped almost 60 percent to SAR1.97 billion, the publicly listed company said in a statement to the Saudi stock exchange. This helped to underpin a 44 […]

The Obelisk solar project, planned to be developed in two phases, is expected to be fully operational by the second half of 2026

Work starts on $590m hybrid solar power project in Egypt

Norwegian renewable energy producer Scatec has started constructing its $590 million first hybrid solar power and battery storage project in Egypt. The 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Obelisk solar project, located on the west bank of the Nile, will include 200 megawatt hours (MWh) of battery storage, Egypt Today newspaper reported. In September the company said that work […]

Gantry cranes and shipping containers on Vancouver's downtown waterfront. The Port of Vancouver facility is operated by DP World

DP World trials hydrogen cranes to reduce emissions

DP World, the world’s biggest container port operator, is testing out a hydrogen powered crane to reduce its reliance on diesel and cut carbon dioxide emissions.  The Dubai logistics giant, which handles 70 million containers each year, operates 1,500 cranes in over 60 ports around the world. While it is considering converting half of those from […]

Petrol station in Al Hamra, Oman. Regulations require new petrol stations to include solar power, electric vehicle charging points, ATM’s and parking for a variety of vehicles

Oman petrol stations must install solar and EV charging

Oman has toughened rules around licensing new petrol stations, telling operators to install solar power and provide electric vehicle charging points and other facilities. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion has said it will not issue licences for new petrol pumps unless they fulfil requirements which include the provision of fuel, suitable pumps […]

With Prime Minister's Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani's backing, Iraq's Presidential Palace leads the way in the country's shift to solar power

Iraq to use solar to power presidential palace

Iraq will install solar panels at the presidential palace in Baghdad as the first stage in a plan to switch nearly 6,000 public buildings to renewable power, according to officials. The project is intended to ease reliance on conventional electricity, protect the environment and tackle a power supply gap caused by gas shortages and the […]

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Masdar delists Terna Energy to spur European expansion

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar said its Greek clean energy subsidiary Terna Energy has been delisted from the Athens stock exchange. The UAE renewables major completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Terna Energy last month to accelerate renewable energy growth in southeastern and central Europe, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported. Sultan Al Jaber, chairman of […]

An engineer at a mining farm. Abu Dhabi-listed Phoenix Group has strengthened its presence in Ethiopia with a new mining facility, contributing to its global bitcoin operations

UAE’s Phoenix expands Ethiopian bitcoin mining

Phoenix Group, an Abu Dhabi-listed blockchain and cryptocurrency company, has expanded its bitcoin mining operations in Ethiopia, securing an additional 52 megawatts (MW) of power supply.  The latest move brings the company’s total capacity in the African country to 132MW and raises its global capacity to more than 500MW across five countries, it said in […]

Qatar is aiming for 4 gigawatts of renewable capacity

GWC and Yellow Door to build Qatar solar power plants

Logistics business Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) has formed a partnership with Yellow Door Energy, a Dubai-based clean energy company, to develop solar power plants in Qatar. The plants will be located in Logistics Village Qatar, Bu Sulba Warehousing Park and Al Wukair Logistics Park, GWC said in a statement on Wednesday. Doha-based GWC claimed the […]

Wind power in Chalkewadi, Maharashtra. India is aiming for 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030

Alterra part of $100m buy-in for Indian renewable energy company

Alterra, the UAE’s $30 billion climate fund, has partnered with investors including Canada-based investment company Brookfield Asset Management, to co-invest $100 million in Indian renewable energy company Evren.  The investment aims to bolster Alterra’s clean energy portfolio and accelerate India’s push toward 500 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable capacity by 2030, it said in a […]

Kuwait plans to fast-track the construction of four solar power plants by next summer

Kuwait to build solar power plants by next summer

Kuwait is planning to build four solar power plants with a combined generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW), enough to power about 1.5 million homes, according to local media. The ministry of electricity, water and renewable energy is studying the projects, which must be completed by summer next year, Alanba daily said, quoting ministry sources. […]

Oman and China are partnering on a significant solar project supporting Oman's objective of creating a pollution-free environment

Chinese company to build solar plant in Oman freezone

Oman has signed a deal with a Chinese company to develop a sizeable solar power plant in the north of the country. It is the latest in a series of green energy initiatives as the sultanate aims to diversify from fossil fuels and power green hydrogen ambitions.  The $564 million solar farm will be wholly […]

Saudi Arabia's 130 GW renewable target by 2030 hinges on securing equipment and local expertise for its growing solar and wind farms

Equipment and workforce key for Saudi renewables

Nacelles and blades, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and high voltage direct current (HVDC) cables, solar modules and wafers. A surge in large-scale renewable projects – such as the 2GW Al Shuaibah 2 solar project and 1.5GW Dawadmi wind farm – means the kingdom needs to secure equipment and expertise if it is to come […]

OQGN CEO Mansoor Al Abdali. Oman's pipeline network will support eight consortiums currently developing green hydrogen projects

Oman to build 400km hydrogen pipeline network

Oman’s natural gas network operator OQ Gas Networks (OQGN) is planning to build a dedicated hydrogen pipeline by 2030, in line with a strategy to develop the sultanate’s renewables sector.  The funding approval for the 300-400 kilometre project is expected by 2027, Oman Daily Observer reported, citing the majority state-owned company’s 2024 annual report. OQGN […]

A solar power project at the Faihaa oil field in Basra, Iraq. The country's planned renewable energy projects will generate nearly 12,000MW

Iraq imports 126,000 solar panels for ‘Sun of Basra’ project

Iraq has imported more than 126,000 solar panels for its largest solar power park being built by France’s TotalEnergies, electricity minister Ziad Fadhil has said. Dubbed “Sun of Basra”, the project is part of a $27 billion contract and will generate at least 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity that will benefit 250,000 houses. The project […]

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are leading a Gulf push to transform their electricity grids into 'smart' networks

Foreign companies cash in as Gulf turns to smart power grids

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the Gulf states investing billions to make their electricity grids “smart” using artificial intelligence – and increase their share of generation from solar and wind power. That share is expected to almost double in the Middle East and North Africa over the next five years. It will rise […]

The IFC said it agreed the loans to Oman 'to bolster the country’s sustainable finance market and empower the private sector'

World Bank loans Oman $310m for economic diversification

Loans totalling $310 million to support Oman’s economic diversification plans have been agreed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of the World Bank Group that seeks to encourage private sector development in less developed markets. The loans, arranged by the Omani Ministry of Finance, are to support three Omani companies, with a particular […]

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Abu Dhabi’s Taqa buys UK’s Transmission Investment

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has fully acquired Transmission Investment (TI), a UK-based energy and utility investment company, giving the UAE company access to the European market. TI is one of the largest players in transmission systems, which connect offshore wind farms to the UK grid. The UK company will become part of Taqa Transmission, […]

Officials sign an agreement to build a liquefied hydrogen corridor between Oman, the Netherlands and Germany

Oman to build liquefied hydrogen corridor with Europe

Oman has taken another step towards establishing a liquefied hydrogen corridor for exports to Europe with the signing of an official agreement to develop it. The idea was first announced during Cop28 in Dubai in 2023. Developed by Oman’s state-run hydrogen company Hydrom, the Ministry of Energy, UAE-based Ecolog and offtaker EnBW, one of Germany’s largest power […]

The wind farm will generate clean energy for more than 1 million homes, reducing carbon emissions by 1.5 million tonnes annually

Egypt’s largest wind farm begins operations ahead of schedule

Egypt-listed Orascom Construction has commenced commercial operations at the newly expanded Red Sea wind farm six months ahead of schedule. The largest operational wind farm in Africa is being developed by the Red Sea Wind Energy consortium under a 25-year build-own-operate scheme, the company said in a statement. The alliance comprises France’s Engie (35 percent), Orascom […]

China is to build wind turbines in Oman

Chinese company to build $200m wind turbine plant in Oman

China’s Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has signed a $200 million agreement to build a wind turbine factory in Oman’s central industrial city of Duqm. Duqm, which sits on international shipping routes, has attracted over $15 billion in project spending, including a 230,000 barrels per day oil refinery, a crude oil storage facility, a free […]