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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: 57Issue: 45Published at Fri, 07 Nov 2014 -
IFIs Back Renewables In Southeast Mediterranean
...nk 26 100 Tafilalt solar PV 2017 Morocco World Bank 519 350 Noor 2 & 3 solar CSP 20...
Volume: 57Issue: 43Published at Fri, 24 Oct 2014 -
Oman Turns To Wind To Cut Rural Generating Costs
...ights ranging from 120ms to 145ms and capacities of 2.0-3.2MW. The wind farm is expected to be developed by Masdar over 24 months, incorporating turbines from a leading global turbine maker and with local contractors having a “good share” of the project. Mr Magdheri anticipates start-up in early 2017...
Volume: 57Issue: 42Published at Fri, 17 Oct 2014 -
Iran Reveals Impact Of Bushehr Outages, UAE And Jordan Pass Nuclear Milestones
...anian contractors. The UAE’s nuclear program, meanwhile, appears to be on schedule to deliver one 1.4GW plant each year during 2017-20. Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) says Korean contractor Kepco has poured first concrete for the reactor building of the Barakah-3 plant. Construction is ex...
Volume: 57Issue: 41Published at Fri, 10 Oct 2014 -
UAE Faces Power Capacity Shortfall, Targets Improved Efficiency
...e second phase of the Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktum Solar Park. This will have 100MW generating capacity and is scheduled for start-up in 2017. DEWA says the tender will close by the end of October. Meanwhile, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has authorized ENEC to begin bu...
Volume: 57Issue: 39Published at Fri, 26 Sep 2014 -
Morocco Wind Bids In
...% of existing capacity, which has been increased recently by UAE firm TAQA’s completion of a 700MW extension at the Jorf Lasfar plant. Other coal projects are a 318MW plant at Jerada, due online in 2016 and a 1.32GW plant at Safi, expected to be completed in 2017. Morocco 850mw Wind Bi...
Volume: 57Issue: 38Published at Fri, 19 Sep 2014 -
Turkey Completes 900MW Gas Plant As Part Of Ambitious Capacity Expansion
...Hydro 2016 Kirklareli 520 Gas 2016 Alpaslan II 280 Hydro 2017 So...
Volume: 57Issue: 36Published at Fri, 05 Sep 2014 -
Abu Dhabi Capacity Hits 15.5GW With Shuweihat S3 Completion
...ez Environment are designing and building the plant, under a $988mn contract, with a phased start-up scheduled to take place in 2016-17 (MEES, 11 July). ENEC has contracted Korea’s Kepco to build the four nuclear plants, which are due online at a rate of one per year during 2017-20. ENEC says it is...
Volume: 57Issue: 36Published at Fri, 05 Sep 2014 -
Oman IPP Qualifiers
...mpany specifies that 740MW of capacity should be operational for summer 2017 and the other 1.86GW for summer 2018. Three sites are being considered for the plants – at Ibri, Sohar and al-Suwayq. Future Plans OPWP is looking to award the contract under build-own-operate terms in early 2015. The ne...
Volume: 57Issue: 35Published at Fri, 29 Aug 2014 -
Jordan Eyes Rosatom Deal, As MENA Nuclear Plans Advance
...te characterization and environmental impact studies in May 2015 and preliminary safety analysis reports by December 2018. The agency is looking to receive a site permit from the government in 2015 and aims to secure a construction permit for the first of the plants in 2017, with a view to pouring fi...
Volume: 57Issue: 34Published at Fri, 22 Aug 2014 -
Noble And Delek To Sell Israeli Gas Fields
...om 19.5-30.4 trillion BTU in the first year to 25-43 trillion BTU by 2025. First gas is to be delivered between 1 January 2016 and 30 June 2017, with DEFA thought to favor bids that stipulate an earlier start date (MEES, 18 April). Leviathan partners Delek and Noble have tabled a bid, alongside Vi...
Volume: 57Issue: 33Published at Fri, 15 Aug 2014 -
Dubai To Spend $15Bn On 20% Capacity Hike By 2021
...ke 51%, with the project company holding 49%. Hassyan-1 comprises two 600MW coal-fired plants due online in 2020 and 2021. Meanwhile, DEWA has started work on a 600MW expansion of M Station, for start-up in 2018, and aims to start up a 100MW solar plant in 2017 (MEES, 25 October 2013). Mr Tayir es...
Volume: 57Issue: 32Published at Fri, 08 Aug 2014 -
Algeria Taps GE For 240MW Of Mobile Power
...09GW to 14.95GW (MEES, 27 June). GE says the Algerian government is “aggressively investing in the energy sector to boost power generating capacity” and estimates that electricity demand is growing by an average 14% a year, to reach 24GW by 2017. GE is not only a major supplier of turbines and ge...
Volume: 57Issue: 32Published at Fri, 08 Aug 2014 -
Oman Ramps Up Plant Construction To Meet Rising Power Demand
...mpany has started the bidding process for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, with a start-up target of 4Q16. OPWP has also requested proposals for a 200,000 cmd IWP at Qurayyat, with a view to start-up in March 2017. OPWP has shortlisted sites in the Ibri, Sohar and Suwaiq re...
Volume: 57Issue: 30Published at Fri, 25 Jul 2014 -
Israel Secures Funds For 121MW Solar CSP Plant
...ncentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel. Total project cost is estimated at NIS2.9bn ($850mn). Plant completion is scheduled for early 2017. BrightSource will provide the heliostats and optical concentrating device, with Alstom undertaking engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as well as op...
Volume: 57Issue: 29Published at Fri, 18 Jul 2014 -
Abu Dhabi Power Capacity Hits 13.9GW
...th a small amount provided by burning diesel and last year a tiny amount from direct crude burning. There is also one 100MW solar plant. Total power and water produced by ADWEC in 2013 amounted to 65.49TWh and 263bn gallons (1.2bn cu ms) respectively. Diversity Plan In 2017 the Emirates Nuclear En...
Volume: 57Issue: 28Published at Fri, 11 Jul 2014 -
Saudi Hikes Generation Capacity, Boosts Combined Cycle Usage
...uqaiq 2.64 HFO 2017 U/C PP13 1.65 Gas 2017 U/C PP14 1.65 Ga...
Volume: 57Issue: 27Published at Fri, 04 Jul 2014 -
Oman Seeks 2.6GW Capacity For MIS Grid
...rms under independent power producer (IPP) agreements. The deadline for RFQ submissions is 3 August. OPWP says that, out of the 2.6GW of capacity sought, 740MW is to be operational for summer 2017 and the remaining 1.86GW for summer 2018. OPWP’s current seven-year plan says that “following an ex...
Volume: 57Issue: 25Published at Fri, 20 Jun 2014 -
Oman’s Raeco Targets 25% Rural Renewables
...erates the small Duqm and Musandam electricity grids, with diesel-fired capacities of 67MW and 88MW respectively. Raeco plans to add another 80MW of diesel capacity in Duqm by 2017 and is considering a 300-400MW gas-fired plant. In Musandam Raeco is finalizing the expansion of Khasab power station with 8M...
Volume: 57Issue: 22Published at Fri, 30 May 2014 -
Aramco Targets Energy Efficiency,
...16 Jazan IGCC 2.40 Residues 2017 Total 4.29 Source: Saudi Aramco. Saudi Aramco Energy Conservation Savings (‘000 Boe/D)...
Volume: 57Issue: 21Published at Fri, 23 May 2014