Temporary power solutions provider Altaaqa Global has appointed energy industry veteran, Julian Ford as chief commercial officer (CCO)
Energy
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
Masdar Institute and MIT in renewable partnership

MIT is one of the most prestigious private research universities in the world. (Image source: Niall Kennedy/Flickr)
Two leading global universities have joined forces to develop renewable energy storage technology
Iran?s Mapna Group to build 3,000MW power plant in Iraq

The project is set to boost Iraqs overall power generation capacity by 20 per cent. (Image source: USACE/Wikimedia Commons)
Iran?s Mapna Group has signed a US$2.5bn deal with the Iraqi-Jordanian Shamara Group to construct a 3,000MW power plant in the Iraqi city of Rumaila
Martifer Solar wins Jordan PV solar plant contracts

Renewable energy projects are important to Jordan which currently imports 95 per cent of its power needs. (Image source: Mohd Khawaja/Flickr)
Portugal-based Martifer Solar has said that it will soon break ground on four solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants totalling 57MWp in Jordan