1. Saudi Nuclear Plan: Slow Progress, But Expanded Scope Eyed

    ...nounced by government nuclear and renewables agency Kacare in 2011 that called for 16 nuclear power plants with a combined capacity of 18GW and an expected investment of more than $80bn (MEES, 3 May 2013). In a shake-up of power sector plans by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman in 2016, Kacare reduced it...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 20
    Published at Fri, 15 May 2020
  2. UAE, Egypt Lead Mena Renewables Expansion

    ...e benefit of exporting oil rather than burning it for powergen. For countries with minor hydrocarbons resources, developing electricity capacity has always been a struggle, although international financial institutions have increasingly backed renewables projects in the wake of the ‘Arab Spring’ of 2011. ...

    Volume: 63
    Issue: 17
    Published at Fri, 24 Apr 2020