Environment & Energy | Tuesday 12 February, 2019 3:18 pm

Region’s Smart Grid Market to Reach US$ 1.68 Billion in Value by 2026

SMART GRIDS COULD SAVE GCC BILLIONS IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT BY 2020, SAYS MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY REPORT  The GCC could save up to US$ 10 billion in infrastructural investment in the coming year through the use of smart grids, according to the MENA Power Industry Outlook. The...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 11 February, 2019 3:32 pm

NWC extends water coverage to more districts in Jeddah

The National Water Company announced the commencement of water supply to several districts in Jeddah including Al-Hamdaneyah, Al-Kawthar, Al-Salehiyah, Al-Asalah, and Taibah.   Eng Muhammad Saleh Al-Ghamedi, General Manager of Water in Makkah region, said that this comes after the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 10 February, 2019 2:46 pm

ENOC and Baker Hughes, a GE company, announce co-development of VitalyX lubricant monitoring system

Baker Hughes, a GE Company (NYSE: BHGE) announced today an agreement with Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) to co-develop VitalyX*, a real-time lubricant monitoring system. VitalyX can be deployed in multiple industries using large machinery, and the advanced cloud-based system is designed...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 7 February, 2019 1:28 pm

Construction of GCC’s first utility-scale wind energy project on track

A senior delegation of government and business dignitaries has witnessed first-hand the steady progress being made in the development of the 50-megawatt (MW) Dhofar Wind Farm, the GCC’s first utility-scale wind farm.   Visiting the project site in the southern Dhofar Governorate of ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 5 February, 2019 12:36 am

Bahrain, Saudi Aramco to study plans to boost oil output

Bahrain and Saudi Aramco have agreed to set up a team to conduct a feasibility study on boosting oil output, benefiting from the carbon dioxide produced by Saudi Aramco. The decision came following a meeting held by Bahrain's Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 3 February, 2019 3:52 pm

Panasonic and World Vision Launch Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya

World Vision and Panasonic Corporation have launched an Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya. Panasonic has donated power supply stations, solar storage devices, solar lanterns and other lighting equipment at the launching ceremony held on January 31, 2019, in Ilkimati community in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 31 January, 2019 2:35 am

Saudi Arabia launches new phase of renewables plan

Saudi Arabia has launched the second phase of its Renewable Energy Program, which will comprise seven solar projects worth $1.5 billion. The combined generation capacity will be 1.51 gigawatts (GW), enough to power 226,500 households, according to a statement from the Renewable Energy Project...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 30 January, 2019 3:00 pm

Almar Water Solutions invest over $600m to supply over 1.8 million people in Saudi Arabia with desalinated water

Almar Water Solutions, part of Abdul Latif Jameel, has been awarded a contract to develop a desalination plant in the city of Shuqaiq, on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Over $600m will be invested in the project, creating 700 jobs, in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 30 January, 2019 2:42 am

Ras Al Khaimah Municipality launches Barjeel Green Building Regulations

In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality has officially launched Barjeel, Ras Al Khaimah’s Green Building Regulations, in a stakeholder workshop held at Rixos Bab Al Bahr Ras Al Khaimah. ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 12:29 pm

GE & Sumitomo Sign Agreement with SEWA to Develop, Build & Operate Sharjah’s First Independent Combined Cycle Power Plant

GE (NYSE: GE) and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have reached a public-private partnership milestone by signing a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) to develop, build and operate a 1.8 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle power plant located...

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