The chequered history of renewables adoption in the MENA region

To find out more about the region’s latest trends and forecasts, New Energy Update invited key project partners to the MENA New...

Construction

DP World, SirajPower signs agreement for JAFZA solar plant installation

DP World has partnered with SirajPower for the latter to supply the first batch of 15 MW solar roof plants at the...

Construction

The Big 5 Solar: Bringing Solar to Dubai’s $279.4bn urban sector

Supplied Content After a successful launch edition in 2017, The Big 5 Solar will return under the Patronage of the Ministry of...

Consultant

GlassPoint signs MoU with Occidental of Oman for 2GW solar project

GlassPoint Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Occidental of Oman that could see the development of a 2GW solar...

Construction

UAE begins construction of $50mn Caribbean Energy Projects

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) has announced that the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) have broken ground...

Construction

Phase Four to ramp-up MBR Solar Park to 950MW of clean energy

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an amendment that will see the total capacity of Phase Four of the...

Consultant

Adnoc, Japan Petroleum signs renewable energy agreement

Adnoc Distribution has signed an agreement with Japan Cooperation Centre Petroleum (JCCP) to supply, install and pilot the use of photovoltaic (PV)...

Construction

Japanese-Oman conglomerate Marubeni wins contract to build Oman solar plant

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has awarded a contract to build a 100MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to The Marubeni Consortium. Marubeni is...

Construction

Oman announces second solar and wind projects

Oman has announced its plans for the procurement of a second, utility-scale solar power plant in line with the Sultanate's vision to...

Construction

Dubai Government plans additional solar PV installations with Safaqat programme

The Dubai Government has announced its intent to install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on buildings and residential villas across the emirate. The...