Saudi-based energy firm Acwa Power has received the commercial operation certificate for Group 3 of Sudair Solar Photovoltaic Project from the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC). Located in Saudi, the Group 3 included additional 25% of the total project capacity. With this, the plant has now attained its full 1500MW capacity, said the firm in its filing to Saudi bourse Tadawul. Acwa Power owns a net stake of 35% in Sudair One Renewable Energy Company, the project developer. In addition, Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel) too has a 35% stake in the project, with the remaining 30% owned by the…
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In line with its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has invested $250 million in the projects to develop the construction of water production plants utilising Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology, a solar energy project, and the allocation of industrial land to support operations. DEWA aims to produce 100% desalinated water using clean energy and waste heat by 2030. DEWA is dedicated to enhancing water resources through innovative technologies. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, highlighted the three pillars for sustainable water…
Kuwait has invited bids for the design and construction of Shagaya 3 solar power plants with a generation capacity of 1,100 MW, as per the local reports. As per the reprots, the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) invited companies and consortia from Kuwait and other countries to participate in the completion for the project. The scope of the work involves “design, funding, construction, operation and maintenance” services for the project, which will sell generated electricity to the Kuwaiti Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Ministry, as per the reports. “KAPP said it aims to attract private sector technology in the field…
Saudi-based energy firm ACWA Power has plans to build wind power station project in West Sohag to produce 10 gigawatts at a total investment cost of about $10 billion. The firm is in talks with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity to discuss ways about the implementation stages of the wind power plant project in West Sohag, southern Egypt. “The wind power station project in West Sohag is gigantic and will be implemented in several stages. The Egyptian government has allocated the land,” said the official, talking to a local daily. The official added that the first phase of the project…
A key solar tracker solution provider in the clean energy supply chain, Arctech has strategically positioned itself globally, with multiple overseas projects underway. The firm said, “The 1.3GW AR RASS2 and 408MW Al Kahfah project in Saudi Arabia are already under the delivery stage, accelerating the region’s energy transition.Both the AR RASS2 and Al Kahfah project adopt Arctech’s flagship SkyLine II solar tracking system, lowering construction costs and ensuring high power generation gains to support plant operations.” SkyLine II features Arctech’s pioneering multi-point drive design, enabling operation at wind speeds up to 22m/s. Combined with AI tracking algorithms, SkyLine II…
The Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC) convened its 13th executive office meeting in Amman. The meeting was attended by the representatives from 20 Arab countries. The meeting focused on exchanging knowledge between Arab countries to leverage the expertise of developed nations in renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, smart cities, smart grids and green hydrogen, as per the local reports. There was a consensus in favour of establishing a regional office for AREC in Syria and assigned Algeria as the host country for the upcoming ninth Arab forum, scheduled for November 5 to November 7, 2024. Besides, the Green Universities Initiative…
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won order from Saudi Arabia, valued at over US$ 600.34 million (Rs. 5,000 crores) for power generation and water systems. As per the official statement, L&T has been selected as the turnkey Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the AMAALA project in the Red Sea region of Saudi Arabia. This project includes establishing various systems related to renewable energy generation and utilities. AMAALA is situated in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Natural Reserve along Saudi Arabia’s northwestern coast, is an ultra-luxury destination. The exact value of the order win has not been disclosed by…
Egypt has signed a pact with a Chinese company to initiate preliminary studies and measurements to develop a ten-gigawatt solar energy project. As per the official report the signing of the deal was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and was conducted between a number of government agencies from both Egypt and China, the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), and the China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company (CEPETC), all of which were based on the “Green Corridor initiative” in Egypt. Once completed the solar energy project would save 1 Billion US Dollars…
Lebanon Parliament has passed the Decentralized Renewable Energy Power Generation law. With this, the private sector renewable energy producers will be allowed to sell electricity and to connect their power generation system to the grid of Electricité du Liban (EDL) at a capacity of up to 10 megawatts (MW). The beneficiaries of the Decentralized Renewable Energy Power Generation law include individuals using solar panels on their rooftops, factories and malls that are generating their own electricity, and entrepreneurs who launch such projects within that production ceiling. The law will further enable producers to exchange electric power with EDL and install…
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the draft financing agreement on the Development of Renewable Energy Project between the Kyrgyz Republic and the International Development Association. It has also approved the draft agreement on financing of the Green Climate Fund on the Development of Renewable Energy Project between the Kyrgyz Republic and the International Development Association acting as accredited entity of the Green Climate Fund. The Ministry of Finance is authorized to sign the agreements with the right of making minor changes and additions. It may be noted that Kyrgyzstan has good solar energy potential. UAE’s energy firm Masdar has signed…