Jordan is heavily dependent on oil imports from neighbouring countries to meet its energy requirements. The huge cost associated with energy imports creates a financial burden on the national economy. Electricity demand is growing rapidly, and the Jordanian government has been seeking ways to attract foreign investment to fund additional capacity. In 2008, the demand…
As part of the recent announcement of the 6th Middle East and North Africa Solar Conference 2014 (MENASOL, 6-7 May, Dubai), PV Insider has produced “PV in MENA: Turning Policy into Projects” a guide providing detailed business intelligence on how to get projects developed. With Jordan, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia all set to tender…
Algeria wants to start construction before 2014, within the National Program for the Development of Renewable Energy, and receive another 60 plants by 2020. The goal is to install 22MW by 2030, of which 10 MW will be exported to European markets. Before the end of the year, the construction of a solar plant of…
The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy announced that the state intends to build 10 solar power plants by 2017, as well as other wind projects and the creation of combined cycle plants of gas and solar energy. The agencies responsible for the implementation of these plants received 35 offers from private companies at the…
The public Saline Water Conversion Corporation of Saudi Arabia ( SWCC ) has announced that it will create the largest solar desalination plant in the world in the Khafji province (in the east of the country) in cooperation with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology ( KACST ), and 30,000 m³ of water…
The case of renewable energy in the Saudi kingdom enters a new practical phase thanks to the atlas of renewable energy developed by KA Care in which local and international experts participated. The atlas will be a roadmap for renewable energy sources which will provide data terms to investors in these types of projects. Source:…
According to the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi , the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council have begun building solar plants with investments amounting to US$155 billion. These plants will have a generation capacity of 84GW and will be completed in 2017. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the countries with…
Tre will be six sectors that could establish pilot clusters and be supported under this Call, namely Renewable energy, Food, Aquatic resources, Sustainable tourism, Education and lifelong learning, and Research and innovation management. Deadline for submission of full application: February 3rd, 2014 More info: EU-Egypt Innovation Fund – Innovation Cluster