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Egypt Inaugurates 200mw Gebel El Zeit Wind Farm
...vestment Bank provided a further €50mn and the European Commission €30mn. The project was slowed by the 2011 ‘Arab Spring’ uprising and subsequent political turbulence, a Ministry of Electricity and Energy official told reporters. Project go-ahead was given in late 2008 and the financing deal was co...
Volume: 58Issue: 49Published at Fri, 04 Dec 2015 -
Jordan’s Power Strain
...alth and education). But deficits by the National Electric Power Company (Nepco), which are considered sovereign debt and have helped push Jordan’s debt-to-GDP ratio back up to 80%, are off-budget. Nepco has been a major burden for the treasury since 2011, when “Arab Spring” instability brought an...
Volume: 58Issue: 44Published at Fri, 30 Oct 2015 -
Minister Outlines Iraq’s Power Sector Woes As IMF Warns On Rising Subsidies
...ys there has been a shift in the structure of Iraq’s electricity consumption in recent years. In particular, the share of government and public sector consumption has risen to 32% in 2014 from 23% in 2011. Meanwhile, industry’s share of consumption has fallen to 17% in 2014 from 25% in 2011. Ho...
Volume: 58Issue: 36Published at Fri, 04 Sep 2015 -
Saudi Generator Hikes Capacity By 6%, Fuel Flexibility The Key
...C’s share of total Saudi installed capacity fell from a peak of 82% in 2011 to 74% for 2014. The company says that its actual volume of generated electricity exceed the company’s planned volume for 2014 by 9.1%. However, the company improved the average thermal efficiency of its plants by 1% co...
Volume: 58Issue: 23Published at Fri, 05 Jun 2015 -
Oman’s Forecasts 85% Power Demand Rise To 2021; Gas Shortage A Worry
...18 (MEES, 27 March). OPWP is also assisting the Rural Areas Electricity Company (Raeco) with a 120MW IPP in Musandam for start-up in 2016. Oman completed a 220KV link to the GCC grid in the UAE in 2011, and officially joined the GGC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) in December. OPWP says this li...
Volume: 58Issue: 16Published at Fri, 17 Apr 2015 -
MENA Nuclear Program Expanding, But Some Preliminary Schedules Sliding
...rrors the 1992 agreement under which Bushehr-1 was completed in 2011. The difference is that Iran will provide fuel rods, rather than Rosatom as in the original deal. This could prove controversial as Tehran and international governments negotiate to end sanctions, which were imposed because of concerns th...
Volume: 58Issue: 09Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2015