Dubai set for world’s cheapest night-time solar power
World Environment Day featured record-low solar bids submitted for Dubai’s upcoming project that will allow the sun to power thousands...
Renewable Energy
Beirut River Solar Snake extension “postponed indefinitely”
A proposed 6km extension to the Beirut River Solar Snake (BRSS) project has been “postponed indefinitely”, according to a source...
Qatar Green Building Council urges hotels to get green certification
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) has urged hotels in Qatar to seek environmental sustainability certification to comply with the new...
Iranian Gov't Outlines Clean Energy Initiatives
The government has developed several renewable power projects as well as 12 initiatives to produce electricity from fuel cells as...
Iran offers renewables investment incentives
Iran is offering foreign and private domestic companies tax incentives and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to encourage investment and...
Renewables could address challenges in energy-intensive sectors of Qatar, says Irena
Qatar is looking towards renewable energy sources, as among the solutions to address some of the challenges in the energy-intensive...
Egypt to boost use of renewable energy to 22% by 2020
Egypt aims to increase its use of renewable energy to 22 percent by 2020, the country’s investment and international cooperation...
$302 billion needed to meet MENA power demands
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are prioritizing investments in the power sector and need to invest $302 billion...
Are you ready for the Middle East’s solar gold rush?
On April 6th, Middle Eastern nations announced an ambitious energy project to establish an Arab Common Market for electricity. The...
Saudi Arabia to Invest $100 million in Egypt for solar energy projects
Fawaz Al-Hokair Saudi group is planning to allocate $US 100 million for solar energy projects in Egypt in 2017, according...
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