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Libya Plans Tobruk Power Plant, Revives Stalled Ubari Project
...2011 after the ouster of former dictator Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi. The Ubari project – another nominally gas fired plant that will initially burn oil since no current gas supply infrastructure exists – will comprise four Siemens 160MW turbine-generators. The Libya Herald newspaper says the project is...
Volume: 60Issue: 05Published at Fri, 03 Feb 2017 -
Dubai Plans $27bn Green Power Fund, But Considering Expanded Coal Program
...bsidized. The UAE has recently hiked the costs of transport fuels, by linking gasoline and diesel prices to international prices (see p13). However, DEWA has operated a fuel surcharge for electricity and water customers since January 2011, which is adjusted on a monthly basis. DEWA charges consumers a mi...
Volume: 59Issue: 05Published at Fri, 05 Feb 2016 -
Omani Gas, Power Sector At The Crossroads
...al is to create economic growth and jobs. Electricity Generation 2011 Source: Ministry of National Economy. Power Demand Rising In the short and medium term Oman continues to build gas-fueled power plants to meet demand that is rising at 7-8% per year – total po...
Volume: 56Issue: 05Published at Fri, 01 Feb 2013 -
MENA Steps Up Desalination Capacity Expansion
...2011-16. With Saudi Arabia using about 1.5mn b/d of crude oil to power desalination plants, the report noted that an alternative energy source was already being studied. A solar powered desalination plant – “the first large scale renewable desalination plant” – is being built at al-Khafji under an IB...
Volume: 56Issue: 05Published at Fri, 01 Feb 2013 -
DEWA Reports ‘Remarkable’ 2012 Capacity Increase
... UAE DEWA Reports ‘Remarkable’ 2012 Capacity Increase Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) reported on 28 January a 10.6% increase in installed power generating capacity in 2012, rising to 9.646gw from 8.721gw in 2011. Desalinated water production ca...
Volume: 56Issue: 05Published at Fri, 01 Feb 2013