ePointZero, a subsidiary of the 2PointZero Group from the UAE, will acquire a 90 per cent stake in Azura Power, an IPP operating in Africa. Completion of the deal is subject to regulatory approval.
The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) said that Tripoli and several cities in western Libya suffered a blackout in the early hours of 31 August following a sudden and severe disturbance affecting the western section of the power grid.
Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have announced plans to cooperate on renewable energy, which both countries aim to develop in bulk. Saudi Arabia has already invested heavily in Türkiye’s solar power sector and aims to deepen its energy partnership with Türkiye.
Mitsubishi Power has won a contract to supply key boiler components for the conversion of heavy oil-fired boilers into dual-fuel boilers at the 2.9 GW Jeddah South power plant and the 2.9 GW Shuqaiq power plant in Saudi Arabia.
Cenal Elektrik Üretim, a joint venture of Cengiz Holding and Alarko Holding, has submitted an application to the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change to expand its 1320 MW Cenal coal-fired power plant in Biga, Çanakkale in northwestern Türkiye with a new 1050 MW coal-fired power unit.
Siemens Energy has won a contract to supply power generation equipment for the Misfah and Duqm IPP projects in Oman, with Nama Power and Water Procurement Company serving as the offtaker for the generated electricity.
Mustafa Madbouli, Prime Minister of Egypt, has announced that as a result of the war in Iran revealing the vulnerability of oil and gas supplies, Egypt will increase the proportion of renewables in its energy mix.
A drone hit a generator at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region on 17 May.
Egypt and Russia plan to accelerate work on the El Dabaa nuclear plant as part of their efforts to increase energy cooperation between the two countries.
A projectile struck the grounds of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation issued a statement confirming that: “No financial, technical, or human damage occurred and no part of the plant was harmed.”