The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) will provide 700MW of electricity for the Riyadh Metro and Haramain Railway projects, according to state-owned utility CEO Ziad bin Mohammed Al-Shiha
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Egypt to acquire Kuwaiti loan for power project with Saudi Arabia

The electricity linkage project targets to exchange around 3,000MW of electricity between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. (Image source: Ian Muttoo/Flickr)
Egypt has announced that Kuwait has agreed to loan the North African country around US$100mn to fund the electricity linkage project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Surge in electricity demand leads to innovation

According to CEO Griffiths, its best-in-class products are continually developed to anticipate the changing needs of its customers. (Image source: Lucy Electric)
Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, there is a surge in electricity demand for both business and domestic use owing to population growth, urbanisation and sustained economic development
FEWA launches substation to boost power supply

The substation, connected to Al Rifaa in Ras Al Khaimah, could serve the growing needs of Umm Al Quwain. (Image source: SparkFunElectronics/Flickr)
UAE?s Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has inaugurated a substation in Umm al-Quwain for US$35.3mn
Ras Al Khaimah free zone warehouses connected to FEWA

The warehouses will be given a continuous supply of electricity all year long. (Image source: LuisCarreon/sxc.hu)
The Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) has connected 100 of its newly-built warehouses to the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) power grid