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Powering The UAE’s Northern Emirates
...ectricity which was equivalent to around 50% of consumption, but this slumped to just 399GWh in 2014 before eventually ceasing during 2021 (see chart 1). At the same time, electricity consumption in the northern emirates has been rising sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic. Having largely plateaued at ar...
Volume: 67Issue: 25Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2024 -
Libya Fights To Keep The Lights On
...BYA: KEY POWER STATS... *1ST UNIT OF 350MW CAME ONLINE IN 2014. ^NO LONGER LISTS PROJECT ON ITS WEBSITE. SOURCE: WORLD BANK, MEES....
Volume: 62Issue: 25Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2019 -
Algeria Makes Electricity Gains, But Struggles To Power The Future
...2 2012 Bellara Hyundai E&C/Daewoo 1.44 194 2014 Ou...
Volume: 61Issue: 25Published at Fri, 22 Jun 2018 -
Kuwait To Hike Gas-Fired Capacity After Bagging More LNG
...d a fractious relationship over the zone lately. Riyadh shut down 200,000 b/d of Neutral Zone oil production in October 2014, citing environmental concerns, as relations deteriorated. Limited output resumed only recently (MEES, 1 April). Despite the political concerns, Kuwait is not only building tw...
Volume: 59Issue: 25Published at Fri, 24 Jun 2016 -
Dubai Plans Largest Mideast Waste-To-Power Plant
...y of solid waste. This is roughly 30% of Dubai’s daily requirement – Dubai Statistics Center says the municipality handled just over 7mn tons/day of solid waste in 2014. In a bid to reduce its waste handling problems, the UAE federal government has set a target for landfill to be reduced by 75% by...
Volume: 59Issue: 25Published at Fri, 24 Jun 2016 -
Egypt Completes Smaller Power Plants Amid Major Capacity Hike
...has also connected a 300MW second phase of a power plant at 6th of October City. State generator Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) has already secured loans to upgrade the Damietta West power plant to combined cycle operation (MEES, 7 November 2014). This will raise Damietta West ca...
Volume: 58Issue: 25Published at Fri, 19 Jun 2015 -
Egypt’s Taqa Plans To Double Capacity To Help Cairo Bridge Power Shortage
...ound 31.5GW, but government faces a steep challenge in tackling both short and medium term supply crises. Peak demand reached 28.25GW in summer 2014, and could rise by 6% this year, according to Electricity Minister Muhammad Shakir. Taqa Executive Chairman Khalid Abu Bakr, speaking to MEES at last we...
Volume: 58Issue: 25Published at Fri, 19 Jun 2015 -
Oman Seeks 2.6GW Capacity For MIS Grid
...S peak electricity demand is expected to hit 93% of installed capacity in 2016, before the 2.6GW of new capacity can be brought online. While a 2GW gas-fired IPP at Sur is due to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2014, OPWP is looking to extend existing power purchase agreements due to expire by...
Volume: 57Issue: 25Published at Fri, 20 Jun 2014 -
Qatari Solar Plans: Dark Clouds Gather
...versify the economy away from hydrocarbons the state-funded Qatar Foundation set up a joint venture Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) to build a $1bn plant to make polysilicon. It will initially produce 8,000 tons/year by the second half of 2014, delayed by a year. This is enough for solar panels to fit ou...
Volume: 56Issue: 25Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2013