Omans Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) has said it is in advanced talks with private developers to build pilot solar and wind power projects in Mazyona and Masirah
Renewables
Shams 1 inaugurated in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabis Masdar has launched the Shams 1 solar power plant in collaboration with French energy company Total and Spain?s energy infrastructure firm Abengoa Solar
Solar street lights to be installed in Makkah
Makkah Municipality has announced that it will install a solar-powered street lighting system in the Saudi Arabian city
First Solar joins Desertec as new shareholder
First Solar has announced that it has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) as a new shareholder in March 2013