The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) will provide 700MW of electricity for the Riyadh Metro and Haramain Railway projects, according to state-owned utility CEO Ziad bin Mohammed Al-Shiha
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ABB awarded US$100mn contract to support power infrastructure in Iraq

ABB will deliver design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning services. (Image source: ABB)
ABB has won an order worth US$100mn from Mass Global Holding to provide a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation that will integrate 3,000MW of electricity produced by a combined cycle power plant, utilising Iraq?s natural gas resources
Su-Kam launches the first touch screen solar PCU
Su-Kam Power Systems has announced the launch of its new product ? Brainy Touch the world?s first touch screen Solar PCU in Gurgaon
SEC eyes US$1bn loan to develop power plant
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is looking to secure a loan of up to US$1bn to partly finance building a power plant, the state-owned utility has announced
Qatar to install 1 GW of solar power

Qatar has said that solar would be a key part of its future energy mix, since both coal and wind power had been ruled out and the country?s land mass was too small to consider nuclear power. (Image source: Andrea-Troll/Pixabay)
Qatar plans to build around 1,000MW of solar power generating capacity to diversify its energy mix away from hydrocarbons, according to the state utility