Middle East & Africa

Ingeteam adapts its string solar inverters to the new higher power PV panels – EQ Mag Pro

September 22, 2021 Anand Gupta

Ingeteam has adapted its three-phase string inverter models according to the new photovoltaic panel technologies, which in recent times have been increasing their current and power levels. Ingeteam’s three-phase inverters INGECON SUN 20TL M, INGECON SUN 33TL M, INGECON SUN 100TL PRO and INGECON SUN 160TL PRO are already being manufactured with these new improvements, […]

Oman Green Energy Hub will rival in size $36 billion Aussie mega project

Middle East & Africa

South Africa’s Green Energy Push Hinges on $28 Billion Debt Fix – EQ Mag Pro

September 14, 2021 Anand Gupta

The head of South Africa’s state power utility needs to substantially reduce its 402 billion rand ($28 billion) of debt to realize his vision of transforming the coal-addicted behemoth into a leading green-energy producer and create as many as 300,000 jobs in the process. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. supplies more than 90% of the nation’s […]

Middle East & Africa

Dubai: World-first green mosque now open; can accommodate 600 worshippers – EQ Mag Pro

September 8, 2021 Anand Gupta

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated the world’s first mosque to receive the platinum rating for green buildings by the Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED v4) from the US Green Buildings Council (USGBC) with 83 points. The mosque in Hatta can accommodate more than 600 worshippers on an area of 1,050 […]

Middle East & Africa

Ingeteam Smart SCADA solution reaches 20 GW milestone – EQ Mag Pro

September 7, 2021 Anand Gupta

Ingeteam Wind Energy the global specialist in electrical power conversion technology and control systems, has announced today that it integrated its all-in-one SCADA software across 20 GW of renewable energy projects worldwide. Ingeteam has been at the forefront of asset monitoring and plant performance optimization for over three decades. In the past few years, the […]

Saudi Arabia’s Desert Technologies To Fund Solar Projects In Nigeria

Middle East & Africa

Trine And Solarise Team Up to Finance Five Solar Projects in Africa – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

Trine, a Swedish impact investing platform, has reportedly announced that it has teamed up with pan-African energy leasing firm, Solarise Africa, to invest in five renewable energy projects across the African continent. According to reliable sources, the round of debt financing by Trine, which is the company’s first, would fund five solar energy projects in […]

JUMEME Lake victoria solar minigrids project – RP Global – Low RES

Middle East & Africa

Benin: Solar Minigrids Getting Digitalisation Boost – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced grant funding for technical assistance to help Sherlock Grids SAS expand and improve clean energy access in rural communities in Benin. Sherlock Grids SAS is a special purpose vehicle created in Benin by minigrid operator Power:On and France-based independent power producer Akuo. Enoh T Ebong, USTDA […]

FILE PHOTO: Electricity pylons are seen in London

Middle East & Africa

Projects: Iraq to Sign Power Link Deal With Kuwait – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

Iraq has completed the bulk of a project to connect its power network to that in neighboring Gulf countries and intends to sign agreement with Kuwait soon to complete the project, an official was quoted on Thursday as saying. Ahmed Mousa, a spokesman for the Iraqi Electricity Ministry, said nearly 87 percent of the Iraq-GCC […]

Middle East & Africa

Shell Plans New Renewable Energy Projects in Oman – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

Shell is pursuing renewable energy plans in Oman, a country that wants to generate 30% of its electricity needs from clean energy sources by 2030. The Dutch company, Emirati daily The National reports, has already launched the 25-megawatt Qabas solar plant in Sohar in January, which was Shell’s first renewable project in the Middle East. […]

‘Step-change’ in energy investment needed to meet climate goals- IEA

Middle East & Africa

Iraq Needs International Backing to Meet Climate Goals – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

Baghdad’s deputy prime minister Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol urged the international community to help Iraq transition away from fossil fuels. Oil-producing countries, such as Iraq, need the support of the international community to transition their rentier economies away from fossil fuels and to adopt cleaner energy, said the country’s deputy prime […]

NTPC wins auction of 450 MW of Solar projects in Madhya Pradesh

Middle East & Africa

Iraq, TotalEnergies Close to Signing Deal on Oil, Solar Projects – EQ Mag Pro

September 4, 2021 Anand Gupta

The government of Iraqi and TotalEnergies SE are close to finalizing an accord that will trigger billions of dollars of investments aimed at boosting oil and gas production and reducing electricity outages in the Middle-Eastern nation, people familiar with the matter said. Under the agreement, which may be announced as soon as Sunday, the French […]