Qatar will seek tenders for a 1,800MW solar energy plant in 2014, according to the local organiser of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 18, which is currently taking place in Doha
Energy
Bahra Cables signs US$106.6 million supply contract with Saudi Electricity Company
Saudi Arabian manufacturer Bahra Cables has signed a US$106.6mn (SAR400mn) contract with Saudi Electricity Company to supply the utility firm with low- and medium-voltage cables throughout 2013
World?s largest solar plant nears completion in Abu Dhabi
Masdar has announced that the largest single-unit solar power plant in the world is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012 and will officially open in Abu Dhabi in Q1 2013
ACWA-led consortium signs US$1 billion power pact with Morocco
A consortium led by ACWA Power International, has signed a US$1 billion contract with the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) to provide Morocco with electricity from the country?s first solar-thermal power plant
Siemens to install US$8 million substation in Afghanistan
Siemens has won a contract worth around US$8mn to install a new substation at Khulm in northern Afghanistan