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1 unit of Parli thermal power generation plant shut due to coal shortage

Egypt Nuclear Power Permit – EQ Mag Pro

July 11, 2022 Anand Gupta

Russian state firm Rosatom on 30 June said the Egypt Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) had issued it a permit to build the first of four 1.2GW units of the planned 4.8GW El Dabaa nuclear plant 170km west of Alexandria on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Though site preparation work has already taken place and Rosatom […]

RERC (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2019

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Oman Renewables Gaining Momentum – EQ Mag Pro

July 11, 2022 Anand Gupta

Oman aims to transform its power sector through a pivot to renewables. Seven wind and solar projects are planned to add an additional 1.9GW of capacity by end-2026. The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), Oman’s state-led power transmission firm, has unveiled a roadmap to add 1.9GW of renewable energy capacity through seven projects by the […]

Torrent Power to acquires 25 MW solar plant for Rs 163 cr

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Morocco opens EPC public sale for 260-MW photo voltaic programme – EQ Mag Pro

July 7, 2022 Anand Gupta

Morocco on Monday kicked off a name for tenders to pick engineering, procurement and building (EPC) firms for the Noor Atlas photo voltaic programme with a capability of about 260 MW. The Moroccan Company for Sustainable Vitality (MASEN) is looking for contractors for the development, operation and upkeep of the photo voltaic vegetation to be […]

Biden is Trying to Promote Solar Development in the US Using the Same Cold War-era Law

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Solarcentury Africa boards 100-MW solar project in Mozambique – EQ Mag Pro

July 7, 2022 Anand Gupta

Renewables programmer Solarcentury Africa has actually joined Mozambique-based special purpose vehicle SunMoz to add to the development of an as much as 100-MW (AC) solar power project in main Mozambique. SunMoz was established in 2019 by Mozambican investment firm Checunda Investimentos and the owners of UK-incorporated business Renewable Energy Services Africa (RESA) to promote the […]

Forecasting, Scheduling, Deviation Settlement & Related Matters of Solar and Wind Generation Sources

Middle East & Africa

Oman, Morocco & Algeria Hold 39.7 GW+ Collective Utility-Scale Solar & Wind Pipeline: GEM Report – EQ Mag Pro

July 4, 2022 Anand Gupta

Oman, Morocco & Algeria Hold 39.7 GW+ Collective Utility-Scale Solar & Wind Pipeline: GEM Report. For more information please see below link:

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GECOL Officially Launches 500 MW Solar Power Plant; To Be Built By TotalEnergies – EQ Mag Pro

June 18, 2022 Anand Gupta

GECOL in Libya has announced the launch of the country’s 1st and the largest solar PV plant TotalEnergies will implement the 500 MW PV facility in Al-Sadada region of the country Up to 1.2 million solar panels to be installed are likely to generate close to 152 TWh of clean energy annually The General Electricity […]

DNV urges industry to scale floating wind and highlights the potential of France, Portugal and Spain

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GWEC: Champion Kitesurfer and Global Wind Energy Council Ambassador lands in Egypt to support wind power ahead of COP27 – EQ Mag Pro

June 15, 2022 Anand Gupta

Professional kitesurfer and Global Wind Industry Ambassador Lewis Crathern is visiting Egypt ahead of this year’s COP27 to raise awareness of the potential for wind energy in the country, across the MENA region and for the world. Crathern will be visiting some of Egypt’s most prominent wind energy areas in the Gulf of Suez, and […]

Middle East & Africa

Oman develops USD 900m of solar, and wind projects – EQ Mag Pro

June 14, 2022 Anand Gupta

Oman is working on the development of solar and wind projects across the sultanate which will require investments totalling USD 900 million (EUR 850.8m). Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is currently developing two solar projects with a combined capacity of 1 GW in Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate, chief executive Yaqoob bin Saif Al Kiyumi told […]

Telangana is floating solar parks on water to get around land acquisition challenges

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EDF Renewables brings online 54 MW of solar parks in Israel – EQ Mag Pro

June 13, 2022 Anand Gupta

EDF Renewables, part of France’s EDF Group, on Thursday said it has launched commercial operations at 54 MW of ground-based and floating solar parks in Israel, to be run under 20-year feed-in tariff (FiT) contracts. The bundle includes four projects, all of which were secured in government tenders in 2019. In the northern parts of […]

Sun Cable New legislation paves way for world’s biggest solar and battery project

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Egypt gets investment offer for a big solar project in East Nile area – report – EQ Mag Pro

June 9, 2022 Anand Gupta

Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is said to have received the largest investment offer funded by a European investor for a large solar project in the East Nile region, newspaper Al-Dostour said on Tuesday. All studies related to the acceptance of the project as part of the National Renewable Energy Strategy are nearing […]