1. Oman Starts Work On 500MW Solar In Bid To Triple Renewables Capacity By 2025

    ...s awarded alongside. The remaining 50MW of Oman’s current capacity comes from the Dhofar Wind Power Project at Harweel in the south of the country. Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, Spain’s TSK, and US firm GE were given the go-ahead in 2014 leading to generation starting in 2019 (MEES, 16 August 2019). 30...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 38
    Published at Fri, 22 Sep 2023
  2. Egypt Blackouts Led By Heatwave, Gas Shortages

    ...ports of piped Israeli gas. The blackouts bring to an end a near-decade long period of steady electricity. Recognizing the importance of steady electricity supply, President Sisi has invested heavily in upgrading the country’s power fleet since coming to power in 2014, with three CCGTs totaling 14.4GW of...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 30
    Published at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
  3. Saudi Efforts To Cut Oil Burn Take Backwards Step In 2022

    ...atistics (see p19 for full data) show a counter-seasonal increase in oil burn (crude and fuel oil) to 1.083mn b/d in December. This marked the second consecutive monthly rise, with December’s burn the highest on record for the month (see chart 2). The previous December record of 1.021mn b/d was set in 2014...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 08
    Published at Fri, 24 Feb 2023
  4. Abu Dhabi Power Sector’s Gas Needs Dwindle

    ...ergy plants” (MEES, 20 January). As a result, thermal power plants generated just 71.5TWh in 2022, the lowest annual figure since 2014’s 70.6TWh. Moreover, upgrades to this fleet of power plants means that more electricity can be generated with less gas than in 2014. Gas consumption dropped to an 11...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 07
    Published at Fri, 17 Feb 2023