Jordan?s ministry of energy and mineral resources has reached an agreement with Estonian-Malaysian consortium Enefit to develop a 460 MW oil shale-fired power plant in the country
Power Generation
Operations begin at Iraqi power plant
The Taji?power plant in Iraq has?entered commercial operation adding 160MW of critical capacity to the countrys grid
Alstom opens services workshop in Saudi Arabia
Alstom has launched a new power generation services workshop in Saudi Arabias western region that will include a training facility to help bolster the skills of the local workforce
Saudi increases power projects spend estimate by US$25 billion
Saudi Arabia has increased its estimated spend on power projects over the next ten year from SAR 300 billion (US$80 billion) to more than SAR 400 billion (US$106.6 billion), according to the country?s deputy electricity minister
Shoaiba III power plant completed early
Alstom has completed the final unit of the 1.2 GW Shoaiba III steam power plant early and has handed it over to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)