Environment & Energy | Sunday 3 February, 2019 3:52 pm

Panasonic and World Vision Launch Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya

World Vision and Panasonic Corporation have launched an Off-grid Solutions Project in Narok County, Kenya. Panasonic has donated power supply stations, solar storage devices, solar lanterns and other lighting equipment at the launching ceremony held on January 31, 2019, in Ilkimati community in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 31 January, 2019 2:35 am

Saudi Arabia launches new phase of renewables plan

Saudi Arabia has launched the second phase of its Renewable Energy Program, which will comprise seven solar projects worth $1.5 billion. The combined generation capacity will be 1.51 gigawatts (GW), enough to power 226,500 households, according to a statement from the Renewable Energy Project...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 30 January, 2019 3:00 pm

Almar Water Solutions invest over $600m to supply over 1.8 million people in Saudi Arabia with desalinated water

Almar Water Solutions, part of Abdul Latif Jameel, has been awarded a contract to develop a desalination plant in the city of Shuqaiq, on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Over $600m will be invested in the project, creating 700 jobs, in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and its...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 30 January, 2019 2:42 am

Ras Al Khaimah Municipality launches Barjeel Green Building Regulations

In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality has officially launched Barjeel, Ras Al Khaimah’s Green Building Regulations, in a stakeholder workshop held at Rixos Bab Al Bahr Ras Al Khaimah. ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 29 January, 2019 12:29 pm

GE & Sumitomo Sign Agreement with SEWA to Develop, Build & Operate Sharjah’s First Independent Combined Cycle Power Plant

GE (NYSE: GE) and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have reached a public-private partnership milestone by signing a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) to develop, build and operate a 1.8 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle power plant located...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 28 January, 2019 3:17 am

Saudi Arabia launches plan to attract $427 billion in investment

Leading architects of Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation will gather on Monday in Riyadh to set out the next steps in the Kingdom’s development. They will launch the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program, with the aim of attracting $427 billion over the next...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 25 January, 2019 4:12 am

KACARE signs deal for renewable energy training and development

King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) signed a memorandum of understanding and partnership with the Saudi Technical Institute for the Electricity Services in Riyadh on Wednesday. The agreement entails cooperation for training and development in the fields of renewable...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 25 January, 2019 3:46 am

Scientific research vessel ‘Najil’ launched in Jubail

Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih launched on Thursday the scientific research vessel, called “Najil,” at Jubail Commercial Port in the Eastern Province. The vessel is designed to carry out scientific research in the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 24 January, 2019 3:38 pm

NWC warns against dealing with non-employees and non-official contractors

The National Water Company (NWC), warned, in an official statement showing its care for customers’ interests and commitment to protecting their rights, against interacting with those claiming to be NWC employees while not holding company’s official IDs, including vehicles with the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 23 January, 2019 4:35 am

Riyadh hosts international water conference

Badran A. Al-Omar, rector of King Saud University (KSU), on Tuesday inaugurated the eighth International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments at the KSU’s headquarters in Riyadh. The conference was organized by the Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert...

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