The Armenian government is looking to expand the country’s renewable energy capacity with an ambitious plan to build two new solar power plants. The Ayg-1 solar power plant is projected to generate about half of what the country’s aging nuclear power plant makes, Eurasianet reports. In July, the government finalized a deal with United Arab […]
The total value of Dewa’s investments in electricity transmission is Dh8.8 billion, including Dh2 billion for key 400kV transmission projects and Dh6.8 billion for 132 kV projects. The total cost of the projects that were commissioned in May and June was over Dh430 million, according to Dewa Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Saturday […]
Warm Greetings from EQ We are happy to present UAE Utility Scale Solar Market – Opportunities & Challenges Webinar When: July 27th, 2021 04:30 PM IST to 6:30 PM IST Register in advance for this meeting: <Click Here To Register> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Confirmed Speakers: […]
The market for hydrogen is tiny now but could be worth as much as $700bn annually by 2050, according to Bloomberg. State-owned oil firms in the Gulf want to turn their expertise in exporting liquid fuel into shipping hydrogen or ammonia to customers worldwide for electricity, transport and industrial use. Abu Dhabi is seeking investors […]
EQ Magazine hosted a webinar on UAE RoofTop/Distributed Solar Market – Opportunities & Challenges. Powered by LONGi Solar, the webinar was presented on July 5, 2021. Experts in the panel discussed the market in UAE, policy and regulations, business opportunities, financing, business model, issues related to supply chain and various other aspects. Session 1 The […]
The region’s total distributed energy market is estimated to garner a revenue of $602 million by the end of 2021 The distributed energy market in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is gathering momentum as declining technology costs, resource availability, and favourable policies encourage customers to self-generate renewable electricity and sell excess to the grid, according […]
Amazon’s DXB3 solar rooftop in Dubai South is estimated to shrink CO2 emissions by 2,500 tonnes each year. Amazon has announced the first step on its sustainability roadmap across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as part of its global commitment to sustainability. The company has inaugurated its first on-site renewable energy project […]
The kingdom has high potential to capitalise on solar energy – photovoltaic technology and concentrated solar power technology – to drive its economic diversification agenda, new research from investment banking company Natixis shows. It also pointed to wind energy as a promising front as technological advancements make wind farms more economically viable. Saudi Arabia, under […]
Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail announced the signing of an agreement with Masdar, a renewable energy developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to establish a solar energy project. Baghdad, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail announced the signing of an agreement with Masdar, a renewable energy developer based in the United Arab […]
Warm Greetings from EQ We are happy to present UAE RoofTop/Distributed Solar Market – Opportunities & Challenges Webinar When: July 5th, 2021 03:30 PM IST Register in advance for this meeting: <Click Here To Register> After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Confirmed Speakers: Session 1: Dr. Nabih Cherradi, […]