Seven Jordanian universities received a grant of £350,000 ($445,000) to support collaborative research projects in the fields of energy and healthcare. The funding comes from the ‘Industrial Scientific Research and Development Fund’ under Jordan’s Higher Council for Science and Technology, in partnership with the British Royal Academy of Engineering. The 2024 Transforming Systems through partnership program has awarded each of the following universities a £50,000 grant. These grants are to facilitate joint research efforts with Cranfield University, De Montfort University, Coventry University, University College London, Aston University, Northumbria University, and the University of Bath.The initiative aims to tackle challenges in development…
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) welcomed a delegation from the Dominican Republic, led by Rafael Orlando Gómez Del Giudice, Vice Minister of Energy in the Dominican Republic. The visit aimed to introduce DEWA’s key sustainability, and clean and renewable energy projects and initiatives. It also aimed to learn about DEWA’s experiences and practices as a leading utility company. DEWA has become a global benchmark in key performance indicators (KPIs) in its areas of work. DEWA has set unprecedented global standards in the energy and water sectors and came in the top position globally in more than 10 KPIs in…
The Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority (SEWA) recently commencement operations at the Kalba commercial power transmission station of 33/11 kV.This initiative was a part of the authority’s ongoing efforts to enhance power transmission and distribution networks across all areas, providing the best services to the residents of Sharjah. The total cost of constructing the station amounted to 55 million dirhams, with all testing and commissioning processes completed successfully. Engineer Youssef Mohammed Al Hammadi, Director of the Kalba Department at SEWA, stated that the new 33/11 kV commercial substation in Kalba is the main source of electrical supply for the…
AMEA Power, one of the fastest growing renewable energy companies based in the Middle East, announced today it has reached financial close on its 120MW Doornhoek Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project located in South Africa. When commissioned, the US$120 million project will be the company’s first operational asset in the country.AMEA Power is the majority shareholder in the 120MW solar pv project, and had partnered with Ziyanda Energy and Dzimuzwo Energy, which are wholly owned by African women. The project was first awarded to the consortium through Bid Window 6 of the REIPPPP. Standard Bank South Africa provided the debt funding…
The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved $40 million for Armenia’s transmission modernization. This fund is focused on the rehabilitation of power transmission substations, reforms to allow the country’s transmission company to access private financing, and the promotion of energy sector modernization. World Bank funding comes in support of enabling the energy transition project for Armenia, which will assist in the implementation of the country’s Energy Sector Development Strategy to 2040. The Enabling the Energy Transition project seeks to attract private investment totaling $550 million, upgrade all transmission substations with automated control and digital protection systems, and increase…
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Power Central Asia activity – delivered a light detection and ranging unit to the Ministry of energy in Kyrgyzstan. As Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibrayev noted in his speech at the official handover ceremony on May 24, the Light Detection and Ranging equipment will not only help the country effectively use renewable energy sources, it will also improve financial forecasts and accelerate the introduction of wind farms and wind energy in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Light Detection and Ranging unit technology measures wind and allows key energy stakeholders to facilitate renewable energy projects.…
Saudi Arabia claims to become the first G20 country to install LED street lights to conserve energy, said a top official of the National Energy Services Co., known as Tarshid. Speaking in a panel titled “Saudi Vision 2030 Outlook” on the first day of the Global Project Management Forum 2024 taking place in Riyadh from June 2 to 3, Mohammed Muaafa, technical services director of Tarshid, said the company has worked on a large number of projects to conserve electricity in various types of commercial and residential projects across the Kingdom.These efforts are in line with the Kingdom’s target of…
Israel’s Nofar Energy said it has started building a 26 MW solar plant close to the Ada village in Serbia’s northern municipality of Senta.”For the time being, considering that Serbia is a relatively young market, this is the single largest project for producing electricity from renewable energy sources in the country,” the head of financial and legal department at Nofar Adria, Ana Stankovic, said on Monday. A video file with her statement was uploaded on the website of local broadcaster Radio-Televizija Vojvodine (RTV).The project is worth 25 million euros ($27 million) and is expected to produce 33.2 GWh of electricity…
TA’ZIZ, a chemicals and transition fuels ecosystem under development in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, announced at the “Make it in the Emirates Forum”, that it awarded a contract to Tecnimontfor the construction contract for its 1 million tons per annum (mtpa) low-carbon ammonia production facility. Fertiglobe, a partner of TA’ZIZ, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and GS Energy Corporation, awarded the construction contract to Tecnimont S.p.A (MAIRE Group). The project construction is set to begin in the third quarter of 2024, with operations scheduled to commence in 2027. A significant portion of the construction award value is expected to…
Dubai logistics company DP World has commenced work on a SAR900 million ($250 million) logistics park in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port. This facility will have a rooftop solar plant in the warehouse that is expected to generate 20 MW of renewable energy.The new storage and distribution facilities, being developed along with the state-backed Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), will boost trade in the kingdom and the wider region. The 415,000 sq m “greenfield” facility will provide 185,000 sq m of warehousing space and a multi-purpose storage yard, making it the “largest integrated logistics park in the kingdom.The park will have…