IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has increased its investments in large-scale infrastructure projects in North Africa and across the rest of the Middle East
Energy
Egypt invites bids for solar and wind power projects

Interested parties should submit pre-qualification documents for the wind tender by 5 October 2015. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
Egypt has invited bids for the development of 500 MW of renewable energy projects including one solar photovoltaic (PV), one concentrating solar power (CSP) and one wind power project in the West Nile Area
Ras Al Khaimah free zone warehouses connected to FEWA

The warehouses will be given a continuous supply of electricity all year long. (Image source: LuisCarreon/sxc.hu)
The Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) has connected 100 of its newly-built warehouses to the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) power grid
Julian Ford appointed Altaaqa Global CCO
Temporary power solutions provider Altaaqa Global has appointed energy industry veteran, Julian Ford as chief commercial officer (CCO)
ABB to expand substations in Saudi Arabia
ABB has won orders worth US$150mn from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to expand five existing substations in Saudi Arabia