Etihad ESCO, leading energy service company, has signed an agreement with Jamal Al Ghurair Group to retrofit two of their industrial facilities in Abu Dhabi ? Gypsemna and Porcellan
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ACWA-led consortium selected as preferred bidder for UAE?s desalination plant

The plant, once completed, is expected to process about 45mn gallons of sea water per day into potable water. (Image source: gever/Flickr)
UAE-based Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has selected ACWA Power-led consortium as the preferred bidder to develop a desalination plant in Umm Al Quwain
?Bad HVAC systems lead to energy wastage?
Grundfos Gulf Distribution put the spotlight on the unacceptably high level of energy currently wasted by inefficient and badly designed HVAC systems at an ?HVAC Day? held in May for its clients and partners
MENA shows robust performance in energy sector amid geopolitical risks

MENA shows growing momentum in developing energy ecnomy in the region. (Image source: Daves Domain/Flickr)
In line with the initiatives to boost energy economy across the Middle East, the UAE and Kuwait have announced ambitious capacity targets for 2022 to invest more than US$220bn to develop the countries? energy sector
ADFD grants US$10.89mn for rural electrification project in Uganda

The project, once completed, seeks to meet growing electricity demand in rural Uganda. (Image source: Oran Viriyincy/Flickr)
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has approved a US$10.89mn concessionary loan to develop a 33kV rural electrification project at Kalongo in Uganda