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Iraq, PowerChina Ink Agreement to Develop Up to 2 GW of Solar Power – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

First phase of agreement to include 750 MW Iraq under US pressure to lower dependence on Iranian energy Iraq signed this year solar agreements with TotalEnergies, Masdar Iraq and state-owned PowerChina have signed an initial agreement to develop up to 2 GW of solar power plants, the prime minister’s media office said Aug. 25, as […]

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PROJECTS: Iraq to Add 7,500 MW in New Solar Power Projects – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

OPEC member Iraq is planning to add nearly 7,500 megawatts (MW) to its power generation capacity in new solar energy projects to be built by Total of France and a UAE company, the official Iraq daily Alsabah reported on Thursday. The Electricity Ministry is currently holding talks with relevant authorities for the allocation of land […]

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ACWA Power Inaugurates 300 MW Dubai Solar Project in UAE – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

Saudi Arabia-based multinational ACWA Power has inaugurated a 300MW unit of the planned 900MW Shuaa 3 PSC Solar Energy project in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The unit will produce enough electricity to power 270,000 residential households and avoid the emissions of 1,18 million tonnes of carbon emissions per year. Some bifacial solar panels […]

India to require refiners, fertiliser plants to use some green hydrogen

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Egypt Targets ‘Robust Green Hydrogen Industry’ With Siemens Energy Link-Up – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

German group signs pact for pilot electrolyser plant in first step to major renewable H2 ambitions in Middle East nation Egypt will work with Siemens Energy in a bid to build a “robust green hydrogen industry” in the Middle East nation. Siemens Energy will work with state power group the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) […]

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ACWA Power, Aramco Consortium Obtains $600 Mln Financing For Saudi Largest Solar Project: CNBC Arabia – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

Aramco has joined the deal by taking a 30% equity stake alongside ACWA Power and Badeel, a Public Investment Company. A Saudi man walks on a street past a field of solar panels at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station. RIYADH : A consortium of ACWA Power, Saudi Aramco, and […]

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Baghdad Bets on Beijing to Develop Solar Energy Plants – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Iraqi government has signed an initial agreement with the giant PowerChina for the construction of a power plant with a capacity of 2 thousand megawatts. The world’s second-largest Opec producer, the country depends on imports from Iran, which is subject to U.S. sanctions. In 2020, it burned about 17.37 billion cubic meters of gas. […]

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Iraq to Build First Solar Projects With China to Reduce Dependence on Iranian Power Imports – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

Iraq is the second largest oil producer among the OPEC nations, but it imports electricity from Iran. The first plant will have a capacity of 750 MW, and the country will add more plants until it hits the 2,000 MW target JEDDAH: Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity signed on Wednesday a contract with China’s state-owned Power […]

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Gabon Inks Framework Investment Agreement For Mouila Solar Project – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

The government of Gabon has inked a framework investment agreement with Desiba Energy for the development of the Mouila solar power plant in Ngounié Province. The agreement was inked by Carmen Ndaot, the Minister of Investment Promotion in Gabon, in place of Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze, his counterpart in charge of Energy and Hydraulic Resources, and […]

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Siemens Energy Signs Pact For Green Hydrogen Production in Egypt – EQ Mag Pro

August 28, 2021 Anand Gupta

Siemens Energy AG (ETR:ENR) will install a pilot electrolyser facility of up to 200 MW in Egypt as part of a broader plan to develop a “robust green hydrogen industry” in the country. The German company said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) to […]

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Iraq Signs Agreement With Power China to Build 2,000 Megawatt Solar Plants – EQ Mag Pro

August 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

The first stage of the project will have a capacity of 750 megawatts, the Iraqi cabinet added. Cairo : Iraq has signed an initial agreement with POWERCHINA to build solar power plants with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the government said on Wednesday. The first stage of the project will have a capacity of 750 […]