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Saudi Arabia’s Oil-Fired Power Conundrum
...d jumped from 56.6GW in 2014 to 62.0GW in 2015, but has since fallen thanks to the kingdom’s efforts. As well as electricity consumption declining, increased gas supplies have helped displace liquids from power plants. The Wasit gas plant started up in 2016 and processes 2.5bn cfd raw gas into 1....
Volume: 62Issue: 11Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2019 -
Iraq’s Power Generators Gorge On Rising Gas, Cutting Crude Burn
...0,000 b/d in 2016 and the highest level since 570,000 b/d was processed in 1H 2014, just before the Baiji refinery was trashed. Although the ministry’s SCOP engineering unit has been able to repair small refineries and is currently working on rebuilding one of Baiji’s three units, it has had no success in at...
Volume: 61Issue: 11Published at Fri, 16 Mar 2018 -
Moroccan Renewable Plans Have Wind In Their Sails With 2GW Target In Sight
...almost 790MW, according to UAE-based renewables agency Irena. This includes Africa’s largest wind farm, 300MW Tarfaya on the Atlantic coast just north of the border with Western Sahara, which was completed in late 2014 (MEES, 19 December 2014). Morocco plans two other wind farms with a co...
Volume: 59Issue: 11Published at Fri, 18 Mar 2016 -
GE Hints At $2bn-Plus Egypt Megadeal
...mmer Egypt’s diesel and fuel oil demand reached records of 300,000 b/d and 241,000 b/d, respectively, as power generators sought alternatives to burning gas (MEES, 12 September 2014). Though Egypt has long-term plans to raise gas output, officially LNG imports are only seen as a temporary measure until 20...
Volume: 58Issue: 11Published at Fri, 13 Mar 2015 -
Turkey: CCGT Boost Takes Capacity Above 68GW
...jor new coal development is also envisaged. But, while Ankara has okayed the first nuclear plant, longer-term coal plans are still hazy (see right). Turkey’s recent powergen surge has included a major contribution from renewables – 800MW was added in 2014, taking Turkey’s wind capacity to more th...
Volume: 58Issue: 11Published at Fri, 13 Mar 2015 -
Qatar-Japan Consortium Targets Turkey Coal-Fired Power
...I is already building a 510MW coal-fired plant at Soma in western Turkey, which is scheduled to start up in 2017 (MEES, 21 March 2014). Turkey currently has 12.5GW of coal-fired capacity out of a total 67.6GW. Besides the Soma and Afsin-Elbistan projects, the Turkish government has also signed a pr...
Volume: 58Issue: 11Published at Fri, 13 Mar 2015 -
Morocco Looks To Wind To Lessen Energy Imports
...e end of 2014. Nareva currently operates 200MW of wind capacity at Akhfennir, Haouma and Foum el Oued. Morocco’s solar agency Masen has contracted ACWA Power to build the 100MW Noor-1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant at Ouarzazate, slated for 2H 2015 start-up. Masen has also prequalified bi...
Volume: 57Issue: 11Published at Fri, 14 Mar 2014 -
ADWEA Studying Bids For Al-Mirfa IWPP
...ia Power Investment BV, a joint venture of ADWEA (60% equity), Sumitomo (20.4%) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco – 19.6%). Shuweihat S3 is scheduled for completion by January 2014 and will have 1.6gw generation capacity. A consortium of South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering and Construction an...
Volume: 56Issue: 11Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013 -
EMAL Awards Generator Contracts To GE
...e end of 2014. The expansion is expected to cost $4.5bn, and will make EMAL one of the largest single-site producers of primary aluminium in the world (MEES, 1 August 2011). EMAL is a 50:50 joint venture between the Abu Dhabi government investment and development company, Mubadala, and Dubai Al...
Volume: 56Issue: 11Published at Fri, 15 Mar 2013