The EGO General Directorate Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Department Turkey has released a tender for constructing Solar Power Plant (Ges). The tender was released on July 13, 2023 and the date and time for the last bidding is set to August 7, 2023. The construction work of the Solar Power Plant (GES) Installation will be tendered by the open tender method in accordance with Article 4734 of the Public Procurement Law No. 19, and the bids will only be received electronically via EKAP. The document released says that one unit of solar power plant (GES) installation (construction work) will be…
Author: Saur News Bureau
Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote investment and cooperation in the renewable energy sector. To this end, Saudi’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman and the Turkish Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar have signed the pact. The MoU is expected to enhance the partnership between the private and government sectors in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. As per the pact, there will be cooperation in the field of renewable energy and electricity, in addition to petroleum and gas through technical cooperation in the projects of this sector. The MoU also…
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company- ADNOC Group will build the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refuelling station. Located in Masdar City, it will create clean hydrogen from water using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity. Hydrogen can give vehicles a more extended driving range and faster fuelling times than battery-electric vehicles. To this end, ADNOC is partnering with Toyota and Al-Futtaim Motors to test the high-speed hydrogen refuelling station using a fleet of clean hydrogen-powered vehicles. As per the deal, Toyota and Al Futtaim Motors will provide a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles. The Abu Dhabi-based energy major said, “The…
Welthungerhilfe (hereafter WHH) is looking for supply and installation of solar energy electrification for WHH Duhok Office at Duhok Governorate, KRI, Iraq. To this end, it has floated tenders. The document released says that the deadline for receiving questions about this tender is July 24, 2023 at 12:00 hours Iraq Local Time. The application must be performed online not later than July 26, 2023 at 12:00 hrs. The tender is for the purchase of solar equipment. All applications must comply and adhere to at least the specifications and conditions described in the Itemised Quotation Form (Annex IV). The company needs…
Saudi’s energy firm ACWA Power has singed a pact with the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) to allocate land for a 10 GW wind project in Egypt. The agreement is a next step in the development of this large scale RE facility. It was signed at the headquarters of the Council of Ministers in the new city of El Alamein, by Mohamed El Khayat, Chairman of NREA, and Eng. Hassan Amin, Country Director – Egypt, ACWA Power, in the presence of the H.E. Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister of Egypt, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, the Egyptian Minister of Electricity, Mazyad…
The world’s largest solar project will be built in Saudi Arabia, soon. To this end, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its efforts in collaboration with the ACWA Power-led consortium and will be finalising the financing for Al-Shuaibah 1 and Al-Shuaibah 2 at a total investment of SR8.3 billion ($2.2 billion). It will be a mix of long-term debt and equity. It was revealed by ACWA Power through a stock exchange filing and informed that the total financing consists of SR6.1 billion in senior debt, including a SR1.7 billion loan from the National Development Fund on behalf of the National Infrastructure…
The first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Conference 2023, organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received submissions from numerous experts and researchers comprising 95 global universities and research centres from 36 countries around the world to showcase their latest research and scientific discoveries at the first scientific and technical conference in the region. The conference focusing on solar energy will be held from 15th to 18th November 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. MENA Solar Conference will take place in conjunction with the 25th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar…
OPEC oil producer Iraq intends to award a new project for the construction of a solar power plant with a generation capacity of 700 megawatts, the country’s Electricity Minister Ziyad Ali Fadel was quoted as saying on Friday, as per media reports. The minister noted that the Cabinet would approve the project on Tuesday and authorize the Electricity Ministry to award the contract. He did not identify the company selected for implementing the project. However, he noted that it follows the same procedure that awarded a similar contract to PowerChina for the construction of a 750-MW solar power station in…
UAE’s Masdar and Spain’s Iberdrola met in Madrid to discuss accelerating renewable energy growth and support global net-zero goals. To this end, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, founding CEO and current Chairman of the UAE’s RE firm, Masdar, met Ignacio Galán, Executive Chairman of leading global clean energy firm, Iberdrola, in Madrid recently. Dr Sultan has been meeting global leaders for strategic alliances and build consensus toward solutions that can deliver a just and equitable energy transition, ahead of the UAE hosting the UN climate change conference, COP28, in November and December,2023. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and…
Engie, French low-carbon energy firm has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to develop green hydrogen projects and its derivatives in Saudi Arabia. The partnership would further explore opportunities towards enhancing the energy transition focusing the objectives of the Saudi vision 2030. The MoU was signed by Frederic Claux, Managing Director, Flexible Generation and Retail, AMEA from ENGIE, and Yazeed Alhumied, Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments from PIF. Commenting on the partnership, Claux said, “The MoU between ENGIE and PIF will foster strategic partnership in developing green hydrogen projects in the…