1. Nuclear, Renewables Drive Abu Dhabi’s Gas-For-Power Demand To Fresh Lows

    ...u Dhabi and Fujairah increased by 6% last year to a record 108.5TWh. The continued growth in clean-power generation means that Ewec’s gas consumption fell for the seventh consecutive year to 1.67bn cfd, the lowest figure since 2011 (see chart 2). Ewec’s gas consumption is now down 680mn cfd from its 2017...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 07 Mar 2025
  2. Oman Taps Major Players For 500MW OPWP Solar Project

    ...cal firms (see table). OPWP revealed plans for a first utility-scale solar project in October 2016 (MEES, 21 October 2016). Encouraged by a string of record low bids for regional solar projects, OPWP announced in late December 2017 that the project would be a 500MW plant to be built 300km west of Mu...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 09 Mar 2018
  3. UAE Generators Struggle To Take Their Foot Off The Gas

    ...esel 0.70 Total Operating 28.63 Planned:                                                                                                26.65 Adwea (2017...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 10 Mar 2017
  4. Egypt Eyes 11.6GW Of Coal-Fired Power, Easing Pressure On Gas Supplies

    ...16) 0.65 Oil Abu Qir (2017) 0.18 Gas 6th of October* (2017) 0.34 Gas South Helwan (20...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 11 Mar 2016
  5. Jazan IGCC Comes Into Focus As Saudis Streamline Their Power Options

    ...exibility. Saudi Aramco has confirmed that the capacity of the integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant being built at Jazan will be 4GW, with start-up in 2017-18. The plant is a key part, along with a 400,000 b/d capacity refinery, of a $20bn government program to develop one of the ki...

    Volume: 58
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 06 Mar 2015
  6. Algeria Confirms Six CCGT Awards, Plans New Solar, Mobile Units

    ...e plants will begin operating in open-cycle mode in 2015 and in combined-cycle mode in 2017 (MEES, 20 December 2013). Samsung C&T says its EPC contract is valued at $1.37bn, while plant capacities will be 1.45GW at Mostaganem and 1.163GW at Naama. Earlier Duro Felguera announced that Djelfa ca...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 10
    Published at Fri, 07 Mar 2014