Iran has announced it hopes to begin construction of the second power unit of the Bushehr nuclear power plant with Russia in the near future
Energy
Siemens signs US$108 million Saudi substation deal
Siemens has been awarded a US$108mn turnkey contract from Saudi Electricity Company for a new high-voltage substation that will aide Jeddahs power grid
Alstom wins Saudi Electric contracts worth US$116 million
Alstom Grid has been awarded two contracts worth US$116mn by Saudi Electric Company (SEC) in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
SPTC opens first power transformer factory in Saudi Arabia
SPTC, a joint venture between CG and STC (Saudi Transformer Company), has inaugurated its flagship power transformer factory in Dammam Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Phase two of Ecological Footprint Initiative announced
The Regulation and Supervision Bureau - Abu Dhabi (RSB) and the Emirates Wildlife Society, in association with WWF (EWS-WWF), have announced that they are working together on phase two of the countrys Ecological Footprint Initiative