Middle East & Africa

Yossi Gvura To Lead Israeli IPP Kenlov To Help Develop Over 3 GW RE In Pipeline – EQ Mag Pro

September 13, 2022 Anand Gupta

Yossi Gvura is the new CEO of Israel headquartered renewables IPP, Kenlov Renewable Energy He will replace Founder and CEO Olivier Konig who is now the company’s executive chairman While Gvura will be expected to lead the company’s efforts into realizing over 3 GW wind and solar capacity, Konig will oversee the business’s growth as […]

China advances plans for space solar power plant

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JUWI to Operate 85 MW Solar Park in South Africa – EQ Mag Pro

September 12, 2022 Anand Gupta

Juwi Renewable Energies (Pty) Ltd, or Juwi South Africa, will take responsibility for the operational management of an 85-MW solar park in South Africa. The company said on Wednesday it will be providing operation and maintenance (O&M) services to the De Aar 1 solar farm, which is located some 500 km north of the coastal […]

HROTE Issues Call For 622 MW New Renewable Energy Capacity, Including 300 MW Solar PV

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GlobalData Sees Saudi Arabia Falling Short Of 25.8 GW Renewable Energy Capacity To 2023 Target – EQ Mag Pro

September 8, 2022 Anand Gupta

GlobalData report on Saudi Arabia renewable energy market sees the country not able to meet its 2023 and 2030 goals Current pace of installations and regulatory challenges may end up Saudi Arabia falling short of its 27.3 GW renewable capacity goal for 2023 by 25.8 GW Government should be fast tracking renewable energy projects while […]

The world’s largest solar park will produce 5 GW energy by 2030

Middle East & Africa

The world’s largest solar park will produce 5 GW of energy by 2030 – EQ Mag Pro

August 29, 2022 Anand Gupta

It was designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by over 6.5 million tons each year. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is aiming for five gigawatts (GW) by 2030 in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park – the largest single-site solar park in the world. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park […]

Torrent Power completes acquisition of 50 MW solar power plant from Lightsource bp, UKCI

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QatarEnergy Awards Contract For Two New Solar Plants – EQ Mag Pro

August 27, 2022 Anand Gupta

Weeks after starting up its first commercial scale solar plant, Qatar has awarded contracts for two new large-scale facilities and targets 1.675GW solar capacity by 2024 in a bid to reduce domestic pressure on its gas fields. Qatar is a relative latecomer compared to neighboring Saudi Arabia and the UAE when it comes to renewable […]

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Qatar Energy Awards Contract to Build Two Mega-Solar Power Plants to Generate 875 MW of Renewable Electricity – EQ Mag Pro

August 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

DOHA, Qatar : QatarEnergy announced awarding the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for its industrial cities solar power project (IC Solar). This project includes 2 large scale photovoltaic (or PV) solar power plants to be built in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) and Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) and is expected to start electricity production […]

Middle East & Africa

South Africa’s nuclear sector has failed its first test – EQ Mag Pro

August 23, 2022 Anand Gupta

South Africa’s only nuclear power plant, Koeberg, has frequently been in the news in 2022, all for the wrong reasons. Its operating licence expires in 2024, and its continued operation thereafter depends on critical refurbishments and upgrades. Work on these finally began in January this year, but immediately ran into difficulties, forcing significant delays. Koeberg […]

ReNew to acquire 528-MW renewable assets; signs PPA with Maha Govt to supply green energy

Middle East & Africa

Israel Firms Target Mena Renewables – EQ Mag Pro

August 20, 2022 Anand Gupta

Israel’s largest gas producer, NewMed Energy and one of the country’s leading renewables firms Enlight on 15 August announced an MoU with a view to “extensive collaboration” on the “development, financing, construction and operation of renewable energy projects (including solar projects, wind projects, energy storage…) in several target countries, including Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the UAE, […]

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UAE Firm In Turkey Renewables – EQ Mag Pro

August 20, 2022 Anand Gupta

International Holding Company (IHC), a “diversified Abu Dhabi based-conglomerate” announced on 11 August that it is paying AED 1.8bn ($490mn) for 50% of Turkey’s largest renewables firm Kalyon Enerji. Kalyon operates 1.5GW of solar PV projects and 1GW of wind, all in Turkey. The lion’s share of this is accounted for by the 1.35GW Karapinar […]

Middle East & Africa

Iran’s Final Chance At A Nuclear Deal: Will It Work? – EQ Mag Pro

August 20, 2022 Anand Gupta

With Tehran apparently preparing to sign up to a revised JCPOA nuclear deal, MEES looks at the issues that could stand in the way of a smooth resumption of the 2018 deal. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 15 August flagged-up a breakthrough on the potential restoration of the 2018 JCPOA Iran Nuclear deal […]