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
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
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
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 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