The future energy challenges of Saudi Arabia
According to the Saudi Ministry of Oil, the country’s average energy consumption is twice the world average with the same economic output figures. Local consumption has multiplied in less than
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Spanish companies Acciona, Sener and TSK carry out the first phase of the Ouarzazate solar plant
On Friday 10 May, King Mohammed VI presided over the launch of the construction works of the first floor of the integrated solar power energy complex of Ouarzazate in the
3rd Gulf-Moroccan Investment Forum in Tangier
Saudi and Qatari companies participated in the forum to find out about the investment opportunities already available in the areas of renewable energy, agriculture, tourism and the food industry. During
Inter-Arab Global Electrical connection in 2020
Arab Electricity Ministers have agreed to establish a global electrical connection between Arab countries in 2020 and complete the procedures so that the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
European-Arab world cooperation in renewable energy
Masdar in UK Green Investment Bank announced its intention to invest over the next seven years in clean energy projects in Great Britain with the company Masdar. This bank, created
Saudi Arabia: water desalination with solar energy
The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) plans to reduce its current fuel consumption (300,000 BEP daily) through the use of solar, wind and geothermal energy (The latter is currently under
Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco lead efforts to develop the renewable energy sector in the Arab world
In the latest edition of Ernst & Young’s quarterly Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco are in prominent positions in terms of solar, wind and other
ACWA Power International is awarded the first phase of a solar project in Morocco
The consortium, led by the Saudi ACWA, together with the Spanish companies Aries Engineers and Systems and TSK Electronics and Electricity, have won a contract of 1,000 million dollars to
En 2030 Arabia Saudí producirá 54 gigavatios de energías renovables
La energía solar representará el 41% del total de las energías renovables que necesita el país. Se espera que esa cifra alcance el 27% en 2020 y el 80% en
Saudi Arabia plans generating 10 % of its electricity needs with solar power by 2020
In this way, the kingdom will become the largest solar exporter in the world. The initiative is part of the aim to generate 5GW of solar by 2020. There are
