The Big 5: DEWA boss urges investment in renewables

Construction leaders in the Middle East were today urged to invest in renewable resources by the head of the Dubai Electricity and...

Experts

Solar revolution in Middle East energy

The solar industry is going through what can be considered a revolution in the Middle East: while progress in distributed and centralised...

Infrastructure

Dubai’s DEWA awards consultancy contract for solar park R&D centre

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded Stantec International an engineering consultancy contract to build a laboratory for research and...

Jordan begins operations of $287m wind farm

Jordan has begun the operations of the Tafila Wind Farm, its first utility-scale wind project, it was reported. The announcement was made...

Features

Sun shines on solar in the UAE

The introduction of green building regulations in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai has had a significant impact on how the UAE’s construction...

Features

Site visit: Siemens gas power plant, Germany

As the population in the Middle East continues to grow and cities in the region expand, it follows that governments will have...

Analysis

Energising Egypt’s power sector

For most residents in the Middle East, the thought of weathering a summer in the region without electricity and air conditioning is...

US firm inks deal to supply PV modules to Dubai solar park

American solar firm First Solar has signed an agreement to supply photovoltaic modules to power the 200MW second phase of the Mohammed...

ALEC to target UAE’s growing solar and renewables market

ALEC, the Dubai-based contracting and construction firm, plans to target the UAE’s burgeoning solar and renewables market through its recently launched energy...