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Algeria Eyes 2.4gw Power Capacity Boost By Mid-2018, But Money Is Tight
...ojects which have been announced by Sonelgaz in recent years – 26 plants with a combined capacity of 13.7GW were listed by Sonelgaz as scheduled to begin commissioning during 2014-16 (MEES, 6 November 2015). While some of these have been completed and others are progressing, the overall rate of progress ha...
Volume: 60Issue: 47Published at Fri, 24 Nov 2017 -
Morocco Awards Three PV Projects, As Mena Gets Serious About Solar
...solar capacity over two sites near Manah and Adam, respectively 150km and 170km southwest of Muscat. Iran plans 100MW of solar at Aran va Bidgol in Isfahan province. Bahrain built a 5MW solar pilot plant in 2014, and now plans new laws to encourage building owners to install rooftop solar. In No...
Volume: 59Issue: 47Published at Fri, 25 Nov 2016 -
Egypt Tying Up Gas-Fired Finance, Looks To Advance Renewables And Nuclear
...pacity and some new plant start-ups, the Ministry of Electricity managed to deliver a daily peak record load of 29.1GW, which was 5.4% higher than the 27.6GW peak load recorded in 2014 (MEES, 21 August). The electricity ministry is looking to diversify its fuel mix away from gas and oil by en...
Volume: 58Issue: 47Published at Fri, 20 Nov 2015 -
Subsidies Limit Gulf Progress On Energy Efficiency
...nsumption figures, both in per capita terms and per unit of GDP (‘energy intensity’). The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its 2014 World Energy Outlook (WEO) released last week, says Middle Eastern primary energy intensity fell by almost 1.5% a year during 2010-13. Though this fall is welcome, it is lo...
Volume: 57Issue: 47Published at Fri, 21 Nov 2014