News
Dii Desert Energy unveils the first-of-a-kind MENA Status 2025 & Scenarios until 2030 report
This first-of-a-kind report for the region provides the current status across all relevant technologies and countries in MENA, as well as a forward-looking picture of how the energy transition in MENA could unfold by 2030, leveraging insights from the decade and a half long Renewable Projects Database, the MENA H2 tracker and the newly added Energy Storage Projects database.
ACWA Power and SEFE partner to deliver 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually to Germany and Europe
ACWA Power and SEFE aim to build a hydrogen bridge between Saudia Arabia and Germany, starting with the supply of 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2030
Global Investment in the Energy Transition Exceeded $2 Trillion for the First Time in 2024, According to BloombergNEF Report
BloombergNEF’s Energy Transition Investment Trends 2025 finds that investment in the energy transition is higher than ever, but growth has slowed
UAE President witnesses launch of world’s first 24/7 Solar PV, Battery Storage gigascale project to be built in Abu Dhabi
In the presence of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) today announced the launch of the world’s first large-scale ‘round the clock’ gigascale project, combining solar power and battery storage in Abu Dhabi.
AMEA Power Awarded Two Major Standalone Battery Energy Storage Projects in South Africa Through Competitive Bid
AMEA Power awarded two projects through Bid Window 2 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP) in South Africa. The Gainfar and Boitekong projects are both located in the North West Province, and will each have a capacity of more than 300MWh.
Ingeteam awarded a new green hydrogen contract in Australia
Ingeteam rectifiers will be installed to power 3 x 10W electrolysis modules. Ingeteam has had a subsidiary in Australia for over 10 years and important references in the photovoltaic sector, and for battery storage and water efficiency projects.
AMEA Power Commissions Landmark 500MW Solar PV Plant in Egypt
The Abydos Solar PV power plant will generate 1,500GWh of clean energy, powering approximately 300,000 households and will offset 782,300 tons of CO2 emissions.
AMEA Power commissions Egypt’s largest solar power plant with a 500 MW capacity, one of the largest in Africa
The Abydos Solar PV power plant will generate 1,500GWh of clean energy, powering approximately 300,000 households and will offset 782,300 tons of CO2 emissions. The project, completed in just 18 months, is one of the largest solar PV plants in Africa.
EDF Renewables and SPIC HHDC Consortium wins bid for two solar IPP Projects in Saudi Arabia with 1,400 megawatt capacity
Consortium led by EDF Renewables signs Power Purchase Agreement to develop, finance, build and operate 1,400-megawatt (MW) projects in KSA after submitting competitive bid. Al Masa’a solar project with a capacity of 1,000 MW and Al Henakiyah2 Solar Plant 400 MW are part of the Round 5 launched by the Saudi Power Procurement company (SPPC).
AMEA Power to Develop Largest Solar PV Project in Africa and First to implement utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Solution in Egypt
AMEA Power is investing an additional US$800 million in two new groundbreaking renewable energy projects in Egypt. This strengthens AMEA Power’s position as a major player in Egypt’s clean energy landscape.
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