1. Jordan Pushes Shale And Wind In Quest For Diversity

    ...barak overthrow of 2011, as the country has been massively reliant on expensive oil imports to fuel its rapidly-growing power demand ever since (see graphs). The Energy Ministry is studying an electricity tariff proposal from Attarat Power (Apco), a joint venture of Estonia’s Enefit, Malaysia’s YTL Po...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 17 Jan 2014
  2. SEC Lines Up ACWA-Led Consortium For Rabigh-2 IPP

    ...pointed in June 2011. The consortium submitted the lowest bid of 7.416 hals/kwh of electricity, with a plant capacity of 1.96gw. Qurayyah was initially intended to be a heavy oil plant, but SEC opted instead for a gas-fired unit. The project is slated for start-up in mid-2014 and is expected to cost $1....

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 03
    Published at Fri, 18 Jan 2013