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Algeria Renewables: Set For Take-Off At Last?
...llowing six years, the majority off-grid rooftop solar, a figure which was smaller than the shrinking of Algeria’s hydropower capacity. As a result, the end-2023 renewables figure of 601MW was below 2017 levels (see chart). But the country has major renewables ambitions, targeting 15GW capacity by 20...
Volume: 67Issue: 41Published at Fri, 11 Oct 2024 -
Cairo Plans Bumper Winter LNG Imports But Power Cuts May Return
...RU, saw imports of 505,000 tons, the highest monthly figure since 2017. Presuming that the full 20 cargoes unload by the end of September this implies total Q3 import volumes of 1.4mn tons, the highest figure since 3Q 2017 (see chart 1). GAS OUTPUT: FROM BAD TO WORSE Egypt’s ga...
Volume: 67Issue: 37Published at Fri, 13 Sep 2024 -
Neom’s Sustainable Power & Water Plans: Enowa CEO Speaks With MEES
...wn with MEES to discuss the project. The region of Neom is one of the most prominent symbols of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. First announced by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman in 2017 as “the land of the future, where great minds and talents can create ground-breaking ideas and think outside the bo...
Volume: 67Issue: 31Published at Fri, 02 Aug 2024 -
Powering The UAE’s Northern Emirates
...ound 14TWh over 2017-2020, it began climbing sharply in 2021 and last year’s 7% increase pushed it to a record 17.99TWh. At the same time, peak demand has also been on a sharp upwards trend, hitting 3.5GW in 2023 (see chart 2). As with elsewhere in the Gulf, demand is highly seasonal: the record of 3....
Volume: 67Issue: 25Published at Fri, 21 Jun 2024 -
IEA Backs Mena Renewable Surge After Late Start
...nstruction 600MW Al Shuaibah plant holding the record of just US¢1.04/kWh since 2021 (MEES, 16 April 2021). After previous false starts, the launch of Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) with its first tender in 2017 laid the foundations for the kingdom’s ambitious solar and wind po...
Volume: 67Issue: 23Published at Fri, 07 Jun 2024 -
Power Surge: Saudi Arabia’s Electricity Demand Soars To New Heights
...vernment statistics, including strong gains of 7.3% growth in transportation and 7% in hospitality. Last year’s 5% rise in power consumption was the highest annual growth figure since 2017, while the surge in peak demand from 65.3GW to 70.6GW was the biggest annual increase since 2015 (see ch...
Volume: 67Issue: 12Published at Fri, 22 Mar 2024 -
Kuwait Seeks To Reboot Stalled Power Projects
...at instance bidders were assessed throughout late-2016 and early 2017, only for the whole process to fall apart in mid-2017 after PPP laws were amended. By mid-2019, KAPP and the Ministry had re-configured the main planned feedstock for Khairan from very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) to natural ga...
Volume: 67Issue: 01Published at Fri, 05 Jan 2024