Saudi Arabia has announced that it plans to issue a multi-billion dollar tender in 2020 to construct its first two nuclear reactors, and that it is discussing the project with US and other potential suppliers.
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world’s largest “premium aluminium” producer, along with Siemens, have announced the first power services agreement for an H-class gas turbine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) has announced that it has won an order to construct a 1026.3 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant for the Emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power have announced the financial closing of a 950 MW concentrated solar power project in Dubai.
The Turkish Association of Geothermal Investors (JESDER) has said that it expects there to be a geothermal-based power generation capacity of 2000 MW by 2020, up from its current level of 1347 MW.
Eni, the Italian oil and gas giant, has announced that it has started building new solar power plants in Tunisia and Pakistan.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced that it will guarantee financing worth around £26 million to support the refurbishment of the Al Mussaib power plant in southern Iraq.
GE Power has provided an advanced 9E gas turbine to Iraq’s Ministry of Energy’s Al Qudus power plant.
Siemens has announced that it has signed an extension of a multi-year maintenance service agreement with Shuweihat S2 Operation and Maintenance Company (S2O&M).
Iraq’s Energy Minister Luay Al-Khatteeb has said that the energy deals signed with GE and Siemens last year may not come to fruition.