ABB has won orders from the Ministry of Electricity in Iraq to deliver five fixed and 15 mobile 132kV substations that will help strengthen the power grid and provide electricity in central Iraq
Power Generation
Nawah in next phase of preparations for Barakah Unit 1 nuclear operations
Nawah Energy Company, operator of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, has completed the comprehensive operational readiness review to generate an updated schedule for the start-up of the first peaceful nuclear energy reactor among the Arab nations
Saudi Cement plant to get upgrade boost from GE Power
Saudi Cement has signed an agreement with GE Power for the upgrade of three GE 6B gas turbines at its Hofuf plant to increase power output and efficiency
GE Power to upgrade Jebel Ali power stations
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an agreement worth about US$52.5mn with GE Power to upgrade gas turbines at the Jebel Ali Power & Desalination E Station
MENA power requirements to go up by 6.4 per cent annually: APICORP
The Middle East and Africa?s (MENA) power capacity requirements are expected to increase at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent until 2022, according to the latest research report by Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) on the regional renewable energy sector