Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 22

30-May-2011

UAE

Torresol Announces Commissioning Of Spanish Solar Project

Torresol Energy, a joint venture between UAEs Masdar and Spanish engineering contractor Sener, announced the commissioning of its 19.9mw Gemasolar concentrated solar power (CSP) project at Seville, Spain. The worlds first commercial scale CSP plant is expected to save more than 30,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year, the company said on 24 May. We will continue to work closely...