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Bahrain inaugurates new power and desalination plant
- 2012-05-02 21:28:38
- Junior Isles
Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain, has inaugurated Bahrain's largest independent power generation and water desalination plant owned by Al-Dur Power & Water Company.
Malaysian firm buys stake in Bahrain power plant
- 2012-05-01 05:47:11
- David Flin
The Bahrain Government and the Malaysian independent power producer Malakoff Corporation Berhad (MCB) have signed an investment agreement in Hidd Power Company (HPC).
China exploits western caution to take nuclear initiative
- 2012-04-10 00:04:20
- Junior Isles
China has moved ahead of its rivals competing to build a new nuclear power station on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, underlining the declining ambitions of many developed nations' nuclear industries.
Strike at Jordan’s largest power company
- 2012-04-05 20:46:03
- Junior Isles
Jordan's largest electricity generation company, Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO), is facing an open-ended strike by workers demanding higher pay. The company has so far managed to avoid cuts to its 1700 MW power output.
GE secures power equipment contracts in Turkey
- 2012-02-16 14:51:15
- Junior Isles
GE has reinforced its position as a major supplier to Turkey’s private power sector by securing contracts to supply equipment and services for Akenerji’s new gas-fired power plant in the Erzin district of southern Turkey.
Saudi Arabia leads Middle East rental demand
- 2012-01-26 22:40:35
- Junior Isles
Saudi Arabia leads the Middle East in demand for rental power generators, according to Shrikant Pataskar, the general manager of the Dubai branch of Kirloskar. He also predicted a 20 per cent growth for the industry in 2012 with much of this coming from Saudi customers.
Siemens bets over $1billion on continued gas turbine growth
- 2012-01-20 05:25:04
- David Flin
Siemens AG has earmarked over €1 billion ($1.3 billion) to expand its production of gas turbines and fend off GE as they compete for larger shares of the expanding gas turbine market.
Iran to connect its power grid to Russia
- 2012-01-13 06:14:59
- David Flin
According to the Tehran Times, Homayoun Haeri, Managing Director of Iran Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Management Company (TAVANIR), said that Iran plans to connect its national power grid to Russia by March 2013.
Pakistan sets 1500 MW wind target for 2013
- 2012-01-05 20:11:19
- Junior Isles
Pakistani Federal Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar has said that the government has set a target of 1500 MW from wind power generation by 2013 and procedures have been simplified in order for investors to reach the target.
Saudi Arabia needs ambitious power growth, says NCB
- 2011-12-18 21:29:54
- Junior Isles
Saudi Arabia needs to pursue large scale projects to expand its electricity production capacity if it is to meet its fast growing power demand, the Gulf Kingdom’s largest bank, National Commercial Bank (NCB), has said.
