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
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ACWA-led consortium signs US$1 billion power pact with Morocco

ACWA has signed a US$1 billion contract to provide Morocco with electricity. (Image source: theregeneration/Flickr)
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
Abu Dhabi to host next International Renewable Energy Conference
Abu Dhabi will host next year?s International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC), a political meeting that is set to discuss worldwide renewable energy policy and innovation
CESI wins Saudi Electricity Company?s power transfer contract
Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano?s (CESI) Middle East unit has signed an agreement with Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) for assistance in the implementation of a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power transportation interconnector between Riyadh and Mecca