Kuwait: tender for first renewable energy complex next year
The project will be implemented by the middle of next year and will produce 50MW of CPS, 10MW of photovoltaic energy and 10MW of wind power. This complex is part
noviembre 2013
Qatar: solar projects add 200MW to the 2020 reserves
The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation announced that its solar projects will add 200MW to the state. This represents 2% of the total electricity reserves for 2020 estimated at
Egypt: 405MW of wind power
The Minister of Electricity and Energy has announced that his ministry is preparing the implementation of four new wind parks which will provide 405MW and will be located in Zaafrana
Implementation of the first Egyptian private solar project
Thirty-six companies participated in the tender briefing to implement the first private solar project in Egypt under the BOO model. The project will work with photovoltaic cells and will be
Jeddah lights its streets with solar energy
The Jeddah municipality has launched a pilot project to light the streets of the Saudi town with solar energy. The municipality has not given details of the cost of the
Meeting of the FOSTEr in MED project in Barcelona
Fourteen representatives from 6 countries (Spain, Italy, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia) met in Barcelona to launch a pilot project to integrate new photovoltaic technologies in public buildings of Mediterranean
Qatar to install solar panels on the roofs of drinking water reservoirs
The Qatari public utility company of electricity and water announced during the Solar Qatar Summit that solar panels will be installed on the roofs of some of the 85 drinking
GCC power projects must resort to private capital. Electricity demand in the MENA region will grow by 7 % by 2020
Funding remains the biggest challenge for companies operating Independent Water and Power Projects (IWPP) in the GCC countries, as well as for large-scale projects to meet the growing demand for
First wind energy project in Jordan
On 18 November, contracts for the first project to generate electricity from wind energy in the province of Tafila were signed in Amman. The wind farm will have a capacity
