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)](/images/electricity-cairo-IanMuttoo-flickr.jpg)
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)](/images/griffiths-lucy.jpg)
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)](/images/substation-SparkFunElectronics-flickr.jpg)
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)](/images/warehouse-luiscarreon-sxchu.jpg)
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