Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has signed an agreement with Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data centre in the Middle East and Africa. Located at the 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the new carbon-neutral Tier 3 data centre will use 100% renewable energy and […]
Orange Leads Solar Panel Deployment Across Africa and the Middle East
Orange is accelerating its solar projects in Africa and the Middle East to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2040. Across the entire region, many sites are not connected to the electricity grid and when they are, the quality of the grid often requires alternative backup solutions. To avoid using generators that run on […]
Mena Power Investments May Total $250 bn up to 2025: Apicorp
Power investments in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region amount to $250bn between 2021 and 2025, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) said in a report. The sector’s total investment amount is the highest of all energy sectors – with an estimated $93bn and $157bn in committed and planned projects, respectively, over the next […]
Trina Solar Further Expands its Regional Presence in the Middle East and Africa
Announces appointment of Solar Power Etal as new distributor in Nigeria. Dubai, UAE : Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, is announcing the signing of an official distributor agreement with Solar Power Etal to supply Trina Solar’s products and solutions in Nigeria. The new appointment comes as […]
How Middle East Businesses Can Rise to The Net-Zero Challenge
Banks and FI’s are in a position to play a key role in accelerating the transition to a low carbon economy. Six years ago, representatives from almost every nation around the world met in Paris and vowed to work together to combat the looming threat of climate change. Since then, the transition to net zero […]
US and UAE seek Middle East climate alliance for green push
Diplomatic success will depend on oil markets’ future in a post-pandemic world and countries’ willingness to accelerate the renewables uptake, writes Anca Gurzu. The United States and the United Arab Emirates pledged in early April to help finance decarbonisation across the Middle East and North Africa through investments in clean technologies – a sign of […]
SunMoney Solar strengthens its Middle East footprint
Deepa Sud is overseeing the head office operations based in the UAE and strengthening their presence in the MENA region and India through strategic partnerships and new initiatives with investors Dubai, United Arab Emirates – SunMoney Solar Group, known for creating and offering investment opportunities in solar energy and its work to build, operate, and […]
Eaton acquires EV charging tech manufacturer Green Motion SA
Green Motion’s charger designs and advanced power and billing management software are powerful additions to Eaton’s existing energy storage and power distribution offering Power management company Eaton has announced that it has acquired Green Motion SA, a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicle charging hardware and related software, based in Switzerland. “We trust this acquisition […]
Saudi Prince Announces ‘Middle East Green’ Initiative To ‘fight Climate Crisis’
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has opted for a more sustainable future with the launch of “Green Saudi” and “Middle East Green” initiatives. The “Middle East Green” initiative announced by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman aims to plant 50 billion trees in the world. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has opted for a more sustainable […]
Et follows up on Egypt’s plan to increase RE in energy mix
CAIRO : Egypt has previously announced its ambitious plan to increase the share of the renewables in its energy mix to reach 42 percent by the year 2035. In the below lines, et will highlight the latest developments by the government towards achieving this goal. In 2019, the amount of renewable energy generated rose by […]