UAE-based logistics provider, Airlink International UAE, signs a solar leasing agreement of 1.3 MWp for its logistics centre in JAFZA. SirajPower, UAE’s leading distributed solar energy provider, announced yet another significant solar leasing agreement signed with Airlink International UAE, one of the leading providers of cargo and logistics in the UAE. “We are starting the […]
SunMoney Solar strengthens its Middle East footprint
Deepa Sud is overseeing the head office operations based in the UAE and strengthening their presence in the MENA region and India through strategic partnerships and new initiatives with investors Dubai, United Arab Emirates – SunMoney Solar Group, known for creating and offering investment opportunities in solar energy and its work to build, operate, and […]
Abu Dhabi’s Taqa to invest $10 billion at home and expand in Saudi Arabia
The energy company said developing highly efficient solar power and reverse osmosis desalination technology will be a big part of the plan DUBAI: Abu Dhabi energy giant Taqa has unveiled is set to invest 40 billion dirhams ($10.88 billion) in the UAE as it boosts solar projects and reduces exposure to hydrocarbons.The energy company said […]
Taqa Group unveils 2030 strategy for sustainable and profitable growth
TAQA to substantially increase its gross power and water desalination capacity in the UAE and internationally, particularly through highly efficient solar power and reverse osmosis technologies. TAQA to invest an additional AED 40 billion in its UAE Regulated Asset Base, enhancing its Transmission and Distribution business TAQA will focus on commercially viable opportunities to reduce […]
Petronas collaborates with UAE energy firms
PETROLIAM Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has inked two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) and Masdar, or Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co, to pursue collaborations across the energy value chain. Petronas said the MoUs span the entire oil and gas (O&G) value chain where ADNOC offered Petronas […]
SirajPower inks solar agreement with UAE cargo provider
The deal with SirajPower represents the UAE based cargo and logistics provider’s first major green undertaking UAE’s distributed solar energy provider SirajPower has inked a solar leasing agreement signed with Airlink International UAE, a provider of cargo and logistics in the UAE. SirajPower has been appointed as a long-term partner to finance, operate and maintain […]
UAE Takes Measures to Tackle Climate Change
Climate change has become a popular topic across the globe, even more so in recent years. What had once been labeled ‘global warming’ has now become known by the more common phrase ‘climate change,’ which better encapsulates the real and pressing danger that looms around every nation today. The Middle East, a region already facing […]
It’s raining solar panels in the UAE: Renewable capacity set to increase fourfold to 9 GW by end-2025
The installed renewable capacity of the United Arab Emirates, which until recently was nearly non-existent, concluded 2020 at 2.3 gigawatts (GW), around 91% of which comprises of solar PV projects, a Rystad Energy analysis shows. Solar PV additions are going to pile up, especially from 2022, and drive the country’s total renewable capacity to an […]
UAE solar capacity to increase fourfold by end of 2025 thanks to ‘robust’ development pipeline
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is capable of reaching its renewable energy targets thanks to a “robust” development pipeline of solar projects, new research from Rystad Energy suggests. Installed solar PV is expected to increase fourfold from now to the end of 2025, increasing from its 2.1GW level to reach 8.5GW, when it will represent […]
The UAE is a natural partner for Europe’s sustainable future
The EU continues to show global leadership in addressing climate change. With its European Green Deal and climate objectives shortly to be enshrined into law, the bloc has set a clear direction for realising its ambition to be the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050. Climate change, however, is a global challenge. To reduce global greenhouse […]