ABB has agreed to build a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) sub-station to integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Dubai
Energy
Morocco?s first solar plant to begin operations in 2015
![To raise awareness of the potential of solar energy for Morocco, the oil-scarce country organised its first international solar festival. (Image source: Jason/Flickr)](/images/Solar_power_plant_Qatar.jpg)
To raise awareness of the potential of solar energy for Morocco, the oil-scarce country organised its first international solar festival. (Image source: Jason/Flickr)
Government officials have confirmed that Morocco?s first solar energy plant, Nour 1 in Ouarzazate will commence operations from 2015
Himoinsa predicts big growth for its Middle East subsidiary
Keith M Webb, Himoinsa Middle East general manager; Adnan Dawood, FAMCO regional general manager of marketing; Lydia Gracia, Himoinsa executive director; Francisco Gracia, Himoinsa president; and Guillermo Elum, Himoinsa sales and marketing director.
After ten years of operations in the Middle East region, Himoinsa is predicting considerable growth for its regional subsidiary and has already inaugurated its new facilities in the UAE
GE to supply turbines for new power plant in Iraq
![With more than 30mn operating hours of utility and industrial service, the 9E gas turbines are proven to be extremely productive even in challenging climates. (Image source: GE)](/images/GE-gas-turbine.jpg)
With more than 30mn operating hours of utility and industrial service, the 9E gas turbines are proven to be extremely productive even in challenging climates. (Image source: GE)
GE has signed a contract with Turkish company ENKA to supply turbines for a new 750MW combined cycle power plant being developed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)
Siemens provides electrical components for Suez thermal plant
![Siemens has agreed to supply UPS systems, cables and also test equipment provided by EDEPC. (Image source: Inhabitat Blog/Flickr)](/images/siemens-inhabitatblog-flickr.jpg)
Siemens has agreed to supply UPS systems, cables and also test equipment provided by EDEPC. (Image source: Inhabitat Blog/Flickr)
Electronics major Siemens has agreed to supply major electrical components for the oil-fired Suez thermal power plant in Egypt