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

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

UAE’s Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has inaugurated a substation in Umm al-Quwain for US$35.3mn

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

Siemens has won a contract for the turnkey construction of three substations from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) along with a deal to supply air-insulated switchgear