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Abu Dhabi Goes Big On PV As ‘Nonconventional’ CSP Output Slides
...nventional plant. The data implies that Shams-1 has not performed as well as intended. In an AIP Conference Proceedings paper published in June 2017, Shams Power Company general manager Abdulaziz Alobaidli says “it was obvious from the very first day of this project that it will be very challenging” to bu...
Volume: 62Issue: 48Published at Fri, 29 Nov 2019 -
SEC Plans Powergen Subsidiary As Step Towards Break-Up
...stern, central, western and southern regions. SEC was created in 2002 by combining GEC and the regional firms. However, the company has since continued to manage its operations through four regional units, whilst in recent years it has also reported sales revenues on a regional basis. Total 2017 SEC re...
Volume: 61Issue: 48Published at Fri, 30 Nov 2018 -
Jordan Wind Awards EPC To Denmark’s Vestas
...velop the project in 2016, they aimed to begin construction in 2017 and to begin delivering electricity from the farm in 2019. But like many of Jordan’s investment plans, financing proved the key holdup. Financial close was only reached in September, with funding coming from the World Bank’s IFC in...
Volume: 61Issue: 48Published at Fri, 30 Nov 2018 -
Egypt Nuclear Plans Near Go-Ahead, Saudi Looks To Standardize Plant Design
...shehr-2 2024 1.0 1 5.5 Rosatom building. Work started Mar 2017 Pl...
Volume: 60Issue: 48Published at Fri, 01 Dec 2017 -
Oil-Poor Arab States Get Multilateral Finance Boost For Renewables
...pe that will continue to grow,” EBRD power chief Nandita Parshard says. The first project under the SPREF program will be the 120MW Khalladi wind farm near Tangier, Morocco. Khalladi is being developed by Saudi private energy developer Acwa Power for start-up in late 2017. Morocco currently has 79...
Volume: 59Issue: 48Published at Fri, 02 Dec 2016 -
Egypt Joins MENA Nuclear Club Through 4.8gw Deal With Russia
...pco E&C has started construction of the containment building for the last of its four 1.4GW reactors at Barakah. State nuclear firm ENEC says it is on schedule to start up one plant per year during 2017-20 (MEES, 25 September). Iran signed a deal with Rosatom to press ahead with two further 1GW re...
Volume: 58Issue: 48Published at Fri, 27 Nov 2015 -
Dubai Solar Shortlist
...en completed in 2030. Phase-2 is slated for 2017 start-up. Phase-1, a 13MW capacity solar PV plant was connected to the Dubai grid in October 2013. Dubai aims to generate 5% of its electricity from solar plants by 2030, although gas will still be the main provider with 71%. While DEWA is keen to...
Volume: 57Issue: 48Published at Fri, 28 Nov 2014 -
Hydrocarbons Remain Key To MENA Power Expansion
...nagement contract for PP13 and PP14 to Australia’s WorleyParsons. SEC plans to award engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the plants in 2014 with a view to 2017 start-up (MEES, 3 May). In September, Korea’s Hyundai awarded France’s Alstom a €170mn contract for four 720MW steam tu...
Volume: 56Issue: 48Published at Fri, 29 Nov 2013 -
Iran Nuclear Plant Shut Down, UAE Gauges Impact Of Korea Safety Scam
...rean nuclear plants. Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) won a $20bn contract in 2009 to build four 1.4gw nuclear plants at Barakah during 2017-20. However, Kepco discovered that fake safety certificates had been issued for equipment installed throughout South Korea’s 23 existing nuclear pl...
Volume: 55Issue: 48Published at Fri, 23 Nov 2012