Saudi Arabian power plant developer ACWA Power International has started work on building a 160MW concentrated solar thermal facility in Morocco
Energy
Abu Dhabi's Masdar to target UK renewables sector
Abu Dhabis Masdar has signed an agreement with the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB), which will see both organisations explore opportunities for project investment within the UKs renewable energy sector
Turkish firm to export power to Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Turkish energy company Kartet has revealed that it has entered into an agreement with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to export electricity to the autonomous region
Iraq to launch 11 new power schemes
The Ministry of Electricity of Iraq has outlined 11 new schemes to expand the electricity network in the Babel province in 2013
ABB wins Saudi Electric transformer order
Power and automation technology group ABB has won orders worth around US$120mn from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to supply transformers and increase capacity