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.

A report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), said although global investment in renewable energy reached a record high of $0.5 trillion in 2022, this still represents less than 40 percent of the average investment needed each year between 2021 and 2030, according to...

Sharjah is a gateway to the markets of the Gulf region, with a GDP of US$1.6 trillion. It provides a solid business base for investors through six free zones and 33 industrial zones with various specialisations, which are all linked to convenient land, sea and airports, he adds.

ABU DHABI, UAE - One of the world's biggest solar plants will become fully operational this year in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, months before it hosts UN climate talks, a partner company said Tuesday.The UAE, a major oil exporter, is spending billions to develop enough renewable energy to cover half...

The Kingdom is studying the feasibility of investing in the futuistic UK project, which if materialized may play an important role in combating climate change.

Solar-photovoltaic panel in a GCC country produces twice as much output as it would in Germany or any similar European country, ZOLA Electric CEO Bill Lenihan tells TRENDS.

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 to...

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 Dr....

The global market for key mass-manufactured technologies including solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, heat pumps and electrolyzers for hydrogen will be worth around $650 billion a year by the end of the decade, the IEA predicted in a report.

The UAE Government will invest AED600 billion ($163.36bn) in renewable energy by 2050 to meet the country's growing energy demand from clean and sustainable resources.

The company will build a 120MW solar project in South Africa.

Washington, United States—The US Commerce Department on Friday accused several solar companies of evading American tariffs on imports of China-made components, findings that could add to tensions between Beijing and Washington. The department has been investigating claims that certain manufacturers of solar cells and modules went around antidumping and countervailing duties...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia— ACWA Power Company of Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Egypt to build a 10 gigawatts project to produce electricity from wind energy in the north African country. According to the Saudi Ministry of Energy, the agreement has been reached with Egypt’s New & Renewable Energy...

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the world needs to keep investing in oil production, just days before the COP27 climate summit aimed at curbing global warming. Sultan Al Jaber, the head of UAE oil giant ADNOC, warned that under-investment could cause a shock to the world economy.

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) is one of the largest purchasers of carbon credits from the first MENA Voluntary Carbon Market auction.

Owing to surging energy prices fueled largely by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the IEA feels global emissions will peak in 2025 as investment in renewables has grown in the recent months. Last year, the IEA had said there was "no clear peak in sight" in energy emissions.

QatarEnergy bought 49 percent of Qatar Electricity and Water Company’s share in Siraj Energy.

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.

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.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia has launched five new projects to produce electricity using renewable energy, which is part of the fourth phase of the projects of the National Renewable Energy Program. Saudi Press Agency said that Saudi Energy Procurement Company (the main buyer) launched the projects for competition. The financial...

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy had a virtual meeting in which it was revealed that Dubai had reduced carbon emissions by 21 percent in 2021.

Arab countries are constructing solar and wind energy plants with a total capacity of 73.4 gigatons, which is nearly five times the region's current renewable energy production.

Innovative technologies to produce green hydrogen using clean and renewable energy are witnessing rapid developments and studies indicate that green hydrogen production will increase by 57 percent annually to reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2030.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 's Research and Development (R&D) Center has registered its sixth patent for a user-friendly robotic carrier to transport and lift solar photovoltaic panels easily from any surface.

Qatar on Tuesday announced two major solar projects that will more than double its energy output from the renewable source within two years. Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi hailed the new development as a major step in efforts to "increase the reliance on high-efficiency renewal energy" in the Gulf state,...

Several regions across the UAE are witnessing the implementation of the designs of some of the teams that participated in the first and second Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) to construct sustainable research centers and laboratories.

SirajPower will develop a fully financed 2 MVA solar-diesel-battery.

Emerge and Miral signed an agreement to deploy on-site solar energy systems at the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi theme park on Yas Island. Emerge is a joint venture between UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, while Miral is Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences The project will have a...

From making solar energy available at 1.35 cents per kilowatt hour to building three of the world's largest solar parks, the Emirates has taken a lead in the fight against climate change.

The facility will be the world's largest solar process heat plant.

dnata, global air and travel services provider, announced that it would invest $100 million in green operations in the next two years to further enhance environmental efficiency across its global network. The company’s ongoing investment in infrastructure, equipment and process improvement will support it to achieve its strategic objectives and...

The world will set a new record for renewable power capacity this year led by solar energy in China and Europe, but growth could lose steam in 2023, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. A record 295 gigawatts of new renewable power capacity was added in 2021 despite supply chain...

The UAE has proactively invested in proven clean energy and within a decade, solar and peaceful nuclear energy have delivered a transformation of the UAE’s energy sector, ensuring the nation is ahead of the curve on achieving Net Zero by 2050, said Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief...

These solar projects in Morocco were part of a large international tender.

Countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman appear on track to take giant strides in diversifying their portfolios when it comes to power generation.

Nations and their companies have axed business ties with Russia over Ukraine.

Dubai Harbour welcomed the Swiss experimental vessel powered solely by renewables, PORRIMA, to its marinas on Thursday as part of its worldwide journey across five continents called the Blue Odyssey. Choosing Dubai Harbour for its second world destination, the first-of-its-kind solar, wind and hydrogen-powered ship has travelled more than 11,000...

Renewable energy company Masdar announced the formal start of construction for its 230-megawatt (MW) Garadagh Solar PV Plant in Azerbaijan, the Central Asian nation's first foreign investment-based independent solar power project. Masdar also signed agreements related to developing additional clean-energy projects across Azerbaijan. Masdar signed agreements to develop the Garadagh...

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed the construction of the first stage of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) project for desalinated water and has started the operations and testing stage. The full scale of the ASR project can store up to 6,000 million imperial gallons of water...

The companies are Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), Dubai Holding and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC).

A 10 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant named Tozeur 2 has started operations in Tozeur, a governorate in southwest Tunisia. The plant, built at a cost of 25 million dinars ($8.4m) will consolidate the production of the first plant Tozeur 1, to reach a total capacity of 20 megawatts. The two...

Tajikistan’s minister of energy and water resources said that his country is engaged in a program that includes construction of 700 megawatts of solar and wind powerhouses.

Under the agreement, a 100MW solar plant will be built in Tunisia.

Policymakers, business leaders, and industry experts from the energy industry will converge in Dubai next week to participate in Middle East Energy, formerly Middle East Electricity. The event will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, from 7th-9th March, under the theme, "Guiding you through the energy transition". It...

UAE has saved $191 billion by using alternative sources of energy, according to Suhail Al-Mazroui, UAE energy minister. Speaking at the International Petroleum Technology Conference 2020 in Riyadh, Al-Mazroui said the huge saving prompted the UAE to think seriously about using cleaner forms of energy. He said the UAE is...

French giant TotalEnergies signed a $27-billion contract to invest in oil, gas and solar production in Iraq Sunday, as the country faces an acute energy crisis. The announcement of the deal, supposed in part to reduce Iraq's reliance on fossil fuels, came as Oil Minister Ihsan Ismail signed the contract...

From solar farms to wind energy, the infrastructure is being put in place at varying paces by GCC nations.

The US Department of Energy put forward the observation in the third edition of the Solar Power in Your Community report, its guidebook to help local governments unlock environmental and economic benefits of increased solar deployment in their communities.

Masdar will be joining a consortium that will develop solar photovoltaic facilities with a capacity of about 1.2 gigawatts and associated storage in Indonesia for the export of solar power to Singapore. In this connection, Masdar said, it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore’s Tuas Power, France’s EDF...

The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts to 330 megawatts, CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said in a statement. The increased production results from using the...