1. UAE Nuclear Powergen Soars, As Saudi Seeks US Partnership

    ...5MW Bushehr-1 reactor in 2011, a decade after work on the plant had resumed in 2001 after being halted by the 1979 revolution (MEES, 7 September 2012). Bushehr-1 generates around 6TWh annually – around 15% of the UAE total (see chart) – but while Iran was a regional pioneer, plans for Russia’s Rosatom to...

    Volume: 68
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 30 May 2025
  2. Iraq Targets 22GW Peak Supply This Summer

    ...ant in north-east Baghdad awarded to the French company in 2011.    ...

    Volume: 64
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 04 Jun 2021
  3. Tunisia Looks To The Sun To Cut Dependence On Algerian Gas

    ...ongside seven straight years of falling output since the 2010 peak of 310mn cfd. Initially this fall was due to instability and bureaucratic inertia in the wake of the country’s 2011 revolution, with the slump in oil prices since late 2014 providing a second blow to investment as IOCs slashed capex (MEES, 23...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 22
    Published at Fri, 01 Jun 2018
  4. Saudi Aramco Boasts Growing Solar Prowess, Eyes Geothermal

    ...nior energy figures in the Kingdom are growing more frequent as the fuel problems intensify.   The IMF estimated in 2011 that Saudi Arabia spends about 20% of its GDP supporting subsidies, including fuel subsidies. This proportion has continued to grow as subsidized prices in turn fuel ever hi...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 22
    Published at Wed, 01 May 2013