Iraq plans to launch its first ever wind energy project as one of the means the country will use to curb electricity shortages and diversify its sources of energy. The Ministry of Electricity has chosen a location in Wasit province, Shihabi, for the project. The site was reportedly confirmed based on technical studies, having found that there was efficient wind speed and proper site conditions, as per the Al-Forat Report on Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity Plans. This project is set at the consultation stage. AMEA Power is among the companies undertaking talks with the ministry, according to reports by Ahmed…
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Etihad Rail has awarded the Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and the EDF Group, a contract to build and operate a 600kWp solar photovoltaic system with a 2.56MWh BESS that will assist in decarbonizing one of its most critical freight terminals located at the UAE-Saudi border. During the Abu Dhabi event, the Global Rail 2024, it signed the deal. The project will produce up to 85% of the electricity used in the terminal from solar. Etihad Rail’s statement did not mention what value, the timeline, and the duration of the contract for this project are, but it highlighted the…
Small Middle East countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar are slowly heading in the direction of increasing renewable energy capacity. These countries are fixated on clean energy to exploit full alternatives and lessen carbon emissions. As per the IEA Report, “The Renewables”, Installed renewable energy capacity in Bahrain has risen to 65 MW in the year 2023. Its ambition is to produce 10% of its electricity from sources of renewable energy by 2035. The initiative now includes the large-scale generation of solar power to achieve the target. Kuwait has targeted 15% of the production of its energy to come from…
According to a new report put out by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Oman is turning out to be at the helm of renewable energy and green hydrogen production. The report titled “Renewables 2024” underlines Oman’s key role in driving Middle Eastern countries to achieve energy transition goals, especially through green hydrogen. The report includes Oman among the few countries in the Middle East likely to overachieve their national hydrogen production goals. The country aims to put enough solar and wind capacity by 2030 to produce at least 1 million tons of green hydrogen annually. According to the report, Oman,…
Saudi-based renewable energy company ACWA Power signed a letter of intent with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance Uzbekistan’s winds energy projects. The agreement includes a four-year bridge loan of $150 million, which the company will use to support three 500 MW capacity wind farms. This loan agreement is backed by a corporate guarantee from ACWA Power, ensuring that the financial means for these projects will be secured. These wind farms will contribute towards Uzbekistan’s objective of increasing its renewable energy capacity. Uzbekistan targets renewable energy to generate 40% of electricity by 2030 with a target of 27…
Emirates airline has partnered with Etihad Clean Energy Development, a subsidiary of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), to implement a solar energy program at the Emirates Engineering Centre in Dubai. This will involve development, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning the solar photovoltaic facility at the Emirates Engineering Centre. About 39,960 will be installed at the facility. It is estimated that these will account for about 37% of the total annual energy consumed at this facility. When the solar facility is fully operational, it will have a total installed capacity of 23,177 kilowatts peak and expected to generate…
Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) in consortium with Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) to plan the construction of a new power generation project. The proposed project is located in Ras Abu Fontas an industrial area on the coasts of Doha. The general objective is to build, own, and operate peak units with a production capacity of 500 MW. The objective of this project is, meeting the growing electricity demands of Qatar. The country has been on the steady grow both economically and in population sense, its need for energy grows larger and larger, hence the move to…
Global clean energy company Masdar in its 2023 Sustainability Report, reflected its experienced expansion in both clean energy portfolios and solar and hybrid projects. Masdar in its report said the company’s progress in expanding its renewable energy capacity was31.5 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2023. The amount of clean energy generated by Masdar’s solar and wind projects stood at more than 26,700 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2023. As per the report, these projects helped save around 14 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent or carbon dioxide for the year under review, from a little over 10 million the previous year.…
Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC),Abu Dhabi’s utility, has released a tender for a new 1.5 GW solar power project in the Al Dhafra region. The project, named the Zarraf Solar PV project, is part of the UAE’s overall renewables strategy to further develop clean energy generation within the country. The Zarraf Solar PV project is the fifth of its size in the renewable power projects being developed by EWEC. It is keeping with the strategy of EWEC to speed up the deployment of renewable energy, as the company aims to add an average of 1.4 GW of new solar…
Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has announced achieving financial close on its 154MW Čibuk 2 wind farm project in Serbia, an important step in Serbia’s renewable energy development. The agreement was concluded at the RES Serbia 2024 forum. The Minister of Mining and Energy of Serbia, Dubravka Djedović Handanović, Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, and Taaleri Group CEO Peter Ramsay were present at the signing. Masdar and Taaleri Energia, through their joint venture Masdar Taaleri Generation, are developing the project in partnership with New Energy Solutions-a leading Serbian developer in the renewable energy sector. The project is sponsored by UniCredit and…