• Masdar unveils 200MW Solar Park in Jordan

    Amman, Jordan - The Baynouna Solar Energy Company (BSCE), a joint venture between the UAE’s world-leading renewable energy company, Masdar, and Finnish investment and asset management group Taaleri, has announced the formal inauguration of the 200-megawatt (MW) Baynouna Solar Park – the largest clean energy project in Jordan. The inauguration...
  • Barakah’s Unit 3 enhances UAE’s bid to cut emissions

    "We utilise all forms of clean energy to cut carbon emissions and mitigate the worst impacts of climate change. The UAE’s approach is showing tangible benefit, with over 5.5mT of carbon emissions removed for every unit brought into commercial operation at the Barakah plant," adds Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri.
  • 1,400 MW more nuclear power added to UAE national grid

    Abu Dhabi, UAE--The commercial operations of the Unit 3 of Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi has commenced, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said. As the third unit to be delivered in three consecutive years, this adds a further 1,400 megawatts (MW) of zero-carbon...
  • Masdar-built solar plant in Azerbaijan to begin operations in 2023

    In June 2022, Masdar announced the signing of several agreements with the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan to develop clean and renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 4,000 MW, underscoring the commitment of the two countries to climate action.
  • DEWA CEO discusses bilateral cooperation with Emerson

    DUBAI,  UAE - MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)  Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer received a high-level delegation from Emerson headed by Lal Karsanbhai, President and CEO. Emerson is a global leader in technology, software, and engineering. The visiting delegation included Michael Train, Chief Sustainability Officer, Emerson;...
  • Centrica 2022 profit US$4bn  

    Firm's profit rose due to gas and crude oil prices spike.
  • New lab set to make KSA a leader in renewable energy

    The Gulf International Laboratory aims to localize industries, enhance local content and build capabilities to boost competitiveness of the Kingdom's economy.
  • DEWA updates strategic plan to include achieving net-zero by 2050

    DUBAI, UAE -  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has updated its strategic plan, adding achieving net-zero by 2050 to its vision. This move is as per its commitment of keeping pace with the government plans and strategies that aim to achieve net-zero by 2050 and the UAE’s efforts to...
  • Saudi Arabia, France ink MoU on energy cooperation

    The MoU encourages cooperation between the two countries in the fields of electricity, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, smart grids.
  • Iraq calls for more economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

    Baghdad is currently heavily dependent on neighboring Iran for its electricity and gas and has sought to diversify its energy sources.
  • ‘Saudi to invest US$266bn in cleaner energy’

    Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than US$266 billion to produce cleaner electricity and expand its power grid, the kingdom's energy minister said. Speaking at a forum organized by Saudi oil giant Aramco, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the world's biggest crude exporter was also looking to become a global...
  • Iraq loses 7500MW as Iran slashes gas exports to Baghdad

    Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel said the national grid has lost 7,500 megawatts in the past days due to curtailed Iranian gas imports which led to a decline in processing hours. He said the memorandum of understanding signed with the German company Siemens will lead...
  • Iraqi PM to visit France for energy and security talks

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ -  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will travel to France on Thursday for energy and security talks with President Emmanuel Macron, he told AFP. Sudani, in written answers to AFP, said he wants to "activate the agreements" between oil-rich Iraq and France "particularly in the transport, energy and investment...
  • DEWA is an organizing partner in Dubai International Project Management Forum 2023

    DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that it is participating in the 8th Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) as the organizing partner. DIPMF is being organized by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai (RTA) in cooperation with the Project Management Institute (PMI), DP World,...
  • DEWA showcases its sustainability projects to French, Cuban delegations

    DUBAI, UAE - MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer received a high-level delegation from the EDF Group (Électricité de France) headed by Luc Remont, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Al Tayer also received a delegation from Cuba headed by...
  • Iraq’s Prime Minister heads to Germany for energy talks

    BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani left Thursday for Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and discuss projects to address chronic power shortages, the premier's office said. Despite its oil riches, Iraq is beset by crumbling infrastructure, endemic corruption and decades of war. Dependent on its...
  • ESG may witness higher traction across GCC this year

    Some investment trends that emerged at the tail end of 2022 — clean energy, consumer staples, retail, and infrastructure — will gain further impetus in 2023, says an expert.
  • Sustainability key for next-gen data center models

    At present, the data center industry as a whole uses approximately 150 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, which is about 3 percent of the world’s electricity usage.
  • Dubai Courts, Moro Hub ink pact to enhance cooperation in cyber security

    DUBAI, UAE  -  Dubai Courts signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, to enhance their collaboration in digital transformation and cybersecurity. Leveraging on Moro’s capabilities in the digital security field, the MoU will serve the...
  • DEWA’s new project cuts 44,000 tons of carbon emissions annually

    The TESTIAC project was implemented to increase the electricity generation capacity of gas turbines during high ambient temperatures in summer by using chilled water to cool the inlet air to gas turbines.
  • Saudi grants almost 450,000 metric tons of oil to Yemen

    AL-MAHRA, YEMEN - The second batch of the new Saudi oil derivatives grant of 4,491,000 metric tons of diesel was delivered in Al Mahrah. The grant comes as part of the Kingdom's support for the Yemeni people under the directives of King Salman and the Crown Prince to help Yemen...
  • Japan inflation at 3.7% in November, highest since 1981

    The November figure is well below the sky-high levels that have sparked concern in the United States, Britain and elsewhere, but far exceeds the Bank of Japan's long-term goal of 2.0 percent. Even excluding fresh food and energy, the index was up 2.8 percent. "Although low by international standards, Japanese...
  • DEWA wins top award by UK based institute

    Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won the Best Creative Electricity and Water Solutions Brand by Global Brands Magazine Awards 2022 in the UK. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, expressed his happiness with the award, which reflects DEWA’s excellent strategies and its efforts...
  • German government to stop unjustified energy price increases

    BERLIN, GERMANY - The German government aims to put a stop to energy price hikes it sees as unjustified with planned gas and electricity price controls, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported Saturday. Price increases are to be prohibited until the end of 2023 - unless the supplier can prove "that the...
  • Energy crisis driving climate-friendly power savings, says IEA

    PARIS, FRANCE - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven countries across the world to boost energy efficiency, creating "huge potential" to tackle high prices, security and climate change, the IEA said on Friday. Governments have scaled up fossil fuel subsidies to cushion the impact of rising energy costs on households...
  • Lebanon MPs again fail to elect President for 8th time

    Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon failed to elect a new president for an eighth time, despite the deepening impact of the political deadlock on the country's economic woes. Lebanon has been without a head of state for a month after president Michel Aoun left office at the end of October with...
  • UK ousts China from new nuclear project Sizewell

    LONDON, UK - Britain on Tuesday ousted China's nuclear firm CGN from construction of its new Sizewell C nuclear power station, which will now be built with remaining French partner EDF. The announcement came one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that the "golden era" of UK-China relations was...
  • Kazakhstan eyes energy takeovers after blackouts, ‘mismanagement’

    ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN - Kazakhstan warned Monday it could nationalize struggling energy companies in the oil-rich Central Asian country after the latest blackout there left thousands without electricity in freezing temperatures. The vast ex-Soviet country is a net exporter of energy, but high gas prices this year fueled historic and bloody...
  • DEWA commissions two new transmission substations

    DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned a new 132/11kV substations in Al Awir First with a transmission capacity of 150 MVA, at a total cost of US$49 million (AED180 million). DEWA also inaugurated a new transmission 400/132kV substation in Jebel Ali First and overhead cables...
  • Jordan Minister calls for MENA-Europe electric connection project

    AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's Minister of Energy Saleh Kharabsheh stressed on the importance of conducting an electrical interconnection project to supply Europe with green energy from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He made the remark during a meeting on Thursday with a British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union (BGIPU)...
  • UK rolls out budget full of tax hikes as recession seeps in

    Britain unveiled a painful budget with $65 billion of tax hikes and spending cuts despite confirming its economy was in recession. A day after official data showed UK inflation rocketing to a 41-year high above 11 percent, Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt triggered an era of austerity following the calamitous tenure...
  • Awareness campaign of DEWA digital services ends

    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has successfully concluded its awareness campaign among customers about its innovative digital services on electricity and water efficiency, reducing wastage and leaks, and following a responsible and sustainable lifestyle.
  • UAE, Indonesia to cooperate in energy sector

    UAE and Indonesia have signed a Declaration of Intent to boost economic and social development between the two countries and exchange knowledge and data in the energy sector.
  • Saudi Arabia, Egypt discuss renewable energy cooperation

    The two ministers also talked about the progress in the electrical interconnection efforts.
  • DEWA adds 600MW of clean energy production capacity

    DUBAI, UAE - MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said DEWA had added 300 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in 2022 from the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The Solar...
  • Sharjah Taxi to scale up its fleet of hybrid cars by 65 percent

    Sharjah, UAE— Sharjah Taxi intends to increase the number of its hybrid cars running on both fuel and electricity. The decision is in line with the Emirate’s vision to rationalize the use of energy, in accordance with its development goals and agenda. The company had previously completed hybrid vehicle conversions...
  • New Russian strikes cuts Ukraine’s power supplies

    Energy restrictions were "forcibly applied" in several regions, including the capital Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukrenergo said. In western Ukraine, electricity and water supplies were disrupted in parts of the Volyn region, according to its governor. The city of Khmelnitskyi was without power and the city council called on...
  • BP to buy Archaea for US$4.1bn

    BP bought US firm to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
  • Oil depot hit and on fire in Russia’s Belgorod, says governor

    An oil depot in Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine is on fire after being shelled, the governor said, as strikes increases against the area.
  • UN urges transformation of global energy system

    Climate change risks undermining global energy security unless the use of renewables is dramatically scaled up, the UN warned Tuesday, suggesting the Ukraine conflict's effects could speed up the green transition. Energy sector is a major source of carbon emissions that drive climate change, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said.
  • Sustainability key focus of GCC automotive industry

    Current trends in the automotive sector such as zero-emission vehicles and carbon-neutral manufacturing demonstrate the growing importance of sustainability, says a key BMW Group Middle East official.
  • Ukraine nuclear plant, Europe’s biggest, reconnected to grid

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that the plant -- Europe's largest nuclear power station -- had lost its last source of external power after renewed shelling and was relying on emergency generators.
  • DEWA invites proposals for work on sixth phase of solar park

    Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has invited international developers to send their Expressions of Interest (EOI) to implement the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model.
  • ‘Unit 3 of Barakah Plant linked to UAE’s transmission grid’

    The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced that Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has successfully been connected to the UAE’s transmission grid.
  • Britain says no energy crisis as people brace for blackouts

    Britain, however, relies on gas to create a large proportion of electricity and is therefore particularly exposed to the soaring prices in the wake of Russia's attack on Ukraine. Gas-fired power plants produce just over 40 percent of Britain's electricity requirements.
  • UAE to showcase its nuclear energy success in WANO meeting

    The Barakah Plant is spearheading the decarbonization of the UAE’s power sector by generating clean electricity and forms key component of the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy.
  • EU ‘ready to discuss’ plans to counter rising energy price

    The EU is "ready to discuss" a price cap on gas within the bloc to bring down soaring energy costs, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. Her comment, to the European Parliament, signaled a shift in tone after powerhouse EU country Germany had expressed worries that a...
  • Renewables grow to meet global electricity demands: study

    In its new analysis, energy think tank Ember compared data from the first six months of the year -- which included the Russian invasion of Ukraine -- and the beginnings of the international energy crisis.
  • Energy crisis feared by Europe long a reality in Iraq

    Soaring energy prices fuelled by Russia's war in Ukraine have forced a new reality upon European nations, where people are asked to limit the electricity they use for heating, lighting, and cooking. Some cities keep street lights on for shorter lengths of time, and in Paris, the lights illuminating the...
  • Fed up of perennial power cuts, Gaza turns to solar

    For most of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, living under a 15-year-old Israeli blockade, power cuts are a daily fact of life that impact everything from homes to hospital wards.