The African Development Bank has approved €170 million of funding to support the construction of the 1 GW Obelisk 1 solar power and 200 MWh battery energy storage project in Qena Governorate in southern Egypt.
According to a report by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Russia will build eight new nuclear power plants in Iran.
Syria has signed an MOU with a consortium led by Qatar’s UCC Holding to develop major power generation projects with an investment of €6.2 billion.
Doosan Enerbility has won contracts to supply key equipment for two large-scale gas combined cycle power projects underway in Saudi Arabia.
The Iraqi Ministry of Energy has signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to develop 14 GW of new gas-fired generation capacity in Iraq.
Mohammed Al Bashir, Syria’s Minister of Energy, has announced that Syria will sign a deal with Türkiye whereby Türkiye will supply electricity through a 400 kV transmission line linking Türkiye’s Reyhanlı region and the Harem region in Syria.
Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), via its wholly owned subsidiary TNB Repair and Maintenance, has won a €150 million seven-year contract from the Kuwait Ministry and Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy for maintenance works at the Sabiya Power Generation and Water Distillation Plant in Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia has awarded a $2.6 billion contract to a Spanish-Egyptian joint venture to build a 3 GW CCGT in the Eastern Province of the country.
Doosan Enerbility has signed a $612 million with the Saudi Electric Power Corporation (SEPC) to build the 1.8 GW PP12 CCGT power plant in Saudi Arabia.
Siemens Energy has won a $1.6 billion contract to provide core equipment for two Saudi gas-fired power plants – Rumah 2 and Nairyah 2 – located in the country’s western and central regions.