1. Siemens Talks Mena Power With MEES

    ...dividuals working closely with the government. And most importantly, they have a better electricity system than they did before. ON A LIBYA REENTRY                 Q: Siemens signed a €700mn deal with Libya to build two power plants in 2017 that appears to have been derailed by ongoing in...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 06 Nov 2020
  2. Egypt May Ax Coal Plans On Back Of Major Gas, Solar Expansion

    ...s since soared with the key boost coming with the December 2017 start-up of the 21.5tcf Zohr field discovered just over two years earlier. By late 2018 Egypt had again become a net gas exporter, since when output has continued to soar an all-time high of 6.75bn cfd in August (see chart, p13). 1: EG...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2019
  3. Egypt Awards Luxor Gas-Fired Plant As Aswan’s Lustre Fades

    ...red power plant at Assiut, which is currently being upgraded for combined cycle operation (MEES, 6 January 2017). Prior to the extension of the gas grid to Assiut, Egas has previously reached as far south as Beni Suef, where local contractor Elsewedy had built a 4.8GW CCGT plant, together with si...

    Volume: 61
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 09 Nov 2018
  4. Abu Dhabi Completes 1.6GW Gas-Fired Plant

    ...Al-Mirfa CCGT (Gas)** 1.24 End 2017 Capacity: 30.07 Projects Awarded: Enec (2018-20) Ba...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 10 Nov 2017
  5. Egypt To Privatize Wind Management

    ...e Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and France’s Societe Generale. Japanese export credit agency Nexi will provide backing. Construction will start by the end of 2017 and take around 24 months, Engie says. This seems optimistic given Eg...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 10 Nov 2017
  6. Oman Power: Foot Off The Gas Despite Khazzan Progress

    ...source is subject to final approval of the Government of Oman and BP – both expected in 2017…Subject to final approval, Khazzan Phase 2…is expected to come onstream around 2020,” BP says. Khazzan Phase 1 “is on track to deliver first gas near the end of 2017,” Oil Minister Muhammad al-Rumhy says. As of...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 11 Nov 2016
  7. Dubai Adds CSP, Hydro To Renewables Mix; Northern Emirates Eye Coal

    ...60 Dewa (2017) Solar Park 2 (PV) 0.20 Sewa (2017) Hamriyah Exp (Gas) 0.18 Enec (2017...

    Volume: 59
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 11 Nov 2016
  8. Turkey Backs Gas, Renewables; May Take Nuclear ‘In-House’

    ...ojects either under development or planned due to raise this to 72.3GW by the end of 2017. Turkey’s total projects pipeline amounts to 22.3GW, including 9.2GW of nuclear and 8.8GW of additional coal-fired capacity from 2020 onwards. Gas, Wind And Geo The latest project to reach the construction st...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 07 Nov 2014
  9. Abu Dhabi Wraps Up Finance For Mirfa IWPP

    ...4GW nuclear plants at Barakah, due online in 2017-20. Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA, 80%) and France’s GDF Suez (20%) are targeting a phased start-up during 2016-17. Whether similar large-scale gas-fired capacity is sanctioned in the future may depend on UAE’s ability to so...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 07 Nov 2014
  10. Algeria Completes 1.2GW Plant, Building 11.2GW New Capacity

    ...andards. GE sees Algeria’s peak demand rising by 14% a year, from 12GW now to 20GW by 2017. Mr Yousfi’s sense of urgency in tackling the capacity requirement was reflected by the recent securing of deals for six 1.4GW CCGT plants simultaneously. Further ahead, he has also announced a plan to build a 1GW nu...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 45
    Published at Fri, 08 Nov 2013