Turkey prioritized renewable energy over thermal power plants in its clean energy transition. The Turkish government has planned to integrate nuclear energy as part of its energy mix. Turkey is the second-best country in Europe for solar power generation based on solar intensity and availability, yielding opportunities for development in addition to existing solar power plants. The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for Turkey, presented under Directive 2009/28/ EC, is to establish strategies to promote renewable energy development in Turkey. These strategies are set to: • Ensure that the share of renewable energy in electricity production has increased to…
Author: Nidhi Sinha
In 2021, the Middle Eastern country Saudi Arabia said it wanted to ensure that 30 percent of vehicles in Riyadh would be electric by 2030. International banking group Goldman Sachs expects Electric Vehicles (EVs) to make up about half of new car sales worldwide by 2035. Saudi efforts are now also zeroing in on renewable energy and mining minerals needed to develop battery chemicals. Saudi Arabia has already set a target of producing 500,000 electric vehicles by 2030. Saudi Arabia seems to be taking rapid strides to enhance the future of the electric car industry toward achieving its national strategy…
Malta and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strengthened cooperation in the areas of energy and electricity. The signing of the agreement took place in Valletta, between Miriam Dalli, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour, and Mohamed Hamed Shaker El-Markabi, Minister for Electricity and Renewable Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The agreement lays down the areas for possible cooperation between the two countries, seeking to increase the exchange of knowledge and expertise in the domains of energy sources and generation of electricity, focusing on diversification and security of supply. “We…
Egypt’s Vision 2030 aims to achieve a diversified, competitive and balanced economy within the framework of sustainable development. Renewable energy has a central role to play, a role detailed in the Integrated Sustainable Energy Strategy to 2035, released by the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy in 2015. The “ISES 2035” ensures continuous, diversified energy security and establishes the necessary conditions to enable the increased development of renewables through the engagement of all sectors. Moreover, the strategy confirms Egypt’s ambition to become an energy hub between Europe, Asia and Africa by expanding grid interconnections across the Arab region and beyond.…