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GCC power projects must resort to private capital. Electricity demand in the MENA region will grow by 7 % by 2020

26/11/2013
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

26/11/2013
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

Dubai produces the first solar stained glass in the world

26/11/2013
On 18 November Emirates Glass belonging to Dubai Investments launched glass panels to produce electricity from solar energy. It is expected that the new product, whose demand on world markets

US$237 billion a year in energy subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa

26/11/2013
Badr Jaafar , president of the development company Crescent Petroleum belonging to the Al Hilal Group, analyzed the main findings of the report recently published by the Energy Security Council

Two billion pounds to generate electricity from wind power early next year

26/11/2013
The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy, Imam Ahmad affirmed that at the beginning of next year a project will be launched to generate electricity from wind power with a

Morocco obtains a loan from Germany of €654 million for a solar energy project

26/11/2013
Morocco signed an agreement with the German Development Bank (KfW) for a loan of €654 million to finance part of the construction of two power plants that run on solar

Perspective on sustainable energy in Arab countries

26/11/2013
A report on Sustainable Energy in Arab countries was published at the opening of the annual congress of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), held on 28 -29

Palestine aims to produce 10% of its energy from its renewable energy sources

25/11/2013
According to the Palestinian National Strategy of Renewable Energy, this figure should be reached in 2020. The plan considers the construction of power plants with a total potential of 130MW

New renewable projects in Mauritania

25/11/2013
The Mauritanian government submitted a bill to Parliament to approve a loan agreement signed between Mauritania and France for the construction of a solar plant that will cover the electricity

Bahrain prepares for the future by planning with renewable energy

25/11/2013
The Electricity and Water Authority has launched an experimental project to produce 3MW of solar energy and 2MW of wind energy. Although it is expected that the country will have
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