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GCC Grid: Could An Iraq Link Give It Relevance?
...ates all have reliable domestic grids. In a bid to gain relevance the GCCIA is looking outside of the six-country grouping. Certainly the GCCIA needs to be rejuvenated somehow. Total electricity transfers last year amounted to just 1.24TWh, down sharply from 2017’s record 1.63TWh. The key reason fo...
Volume: 62Issue: 26Published at Fri, 28 Jun 2019 -
Egypt Eyes Coal-Fired Power To Reduce Gas Reliance
...$6.1bn per GW of capacity, compared with $4.4bn or $730mn/GW for the coal-fired plant, suggesting that prestige and not just fuel diversity is a factor in government’s power plan (MEES, 15 December 2017). GAZ GUZZLERS Despite the move to broaden its powergen fuel options, gas-fired capacity co...
Volume: 61Issue: 26Published at Fri, 29 Jun 2018 -
Oman Postpones Misfah With Slowing Demand Growth
...ectricity, from over 240m3/MWh in 2016 to below 190m3/MWh for 2020 and beyond (see chart). Gas consumption in power plants fell for the first time in three years in 2016 to 7.99 bcm (770mn cfd). In the first five months of 2017 it has remained flat year-on-year at 710mn cfd). While OPWP says that its el...
Volume: 60Issue: 26Published at Fri, 30 Jun 2017 -
Dubai Sets New PV Cost Benchmark In 800MW Phase Three Of Solar Park
...rgest single-site solar park in the world. A 13MW first phase was connected to the grid in 2013, while the 200MW second phase is scheduled to become operational in 2017. Dubai’s success with reducing electricity costs in its second and third phase solar park bids will likely be scrutinized with gr...
Volume: 59Issue: 26Published at Fri, 01 Jul 2016 -
Egypt Power Capacity Boost Gathers Steam
...eks to diversify its fuel mix. SAUDI CABLE DEAL EEHC says the government will this summer sign a contract with Saudi Arabia for a transmission cable linking the Egyptian and Saudi grids “to start provisional operation in July 2017.” The grid link will comprise 1,320km of twin 3GW capacity ca...
Volume: 58Issue: 26Published at Fri, 26 Jun 2015 -
Iraq Faces Summer Power Crunch Despite Progress On $75Bn Mega-Plan
...wer infrastructure to 2017 with a total spend of $75bn to fulfil the plan of hitting a total capacity of 42gw by 2030 (MEES, 21 June). “We start [new capacity] every month. We add one project to generation,” Mr Ali says. “By July, we will reach maybe 11.5gw, with the imported power.” Peak de...
Volume: 56Issue: 26Published at Fri, 28 Jun 2013 -
IEA Sees ‘Significant Potential’ For Solar Power In Middle East
...nd capacity and plans to develop 2.8gw of CSP and 700mw of PV capacity by 2017. Turkey currently has 24.2gw of renewables capacity, dominated by 21.0gw of hydropower. The IEA expects Turkey’s total renewables capacity to reach 35.7gw in 2018. Global Picture The IEA says global power ge...
Volume: 56Issue: 26Published at Fri, 28 Jun 2013