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Riyadh power plant to reach financial close next month
Independent power project will have a capacity of 2,000MW
First Solar joins Desertec Initiative
Desertec partnership to expand to 17 shareholders
Islamic Development Bank considers Iranian power plant
Iran developer Mapna will build gas-fired power plant at Fars
Deadline extended for Saudi Arabia power and water project
Ras al-Zour facility will have a capacity of 2,400MW of power and 226 million gallons a day of water
Egyptian power plant secures additional finance
Ain Sokhna thermal power plant to cost about $2 billion in total
Solar power project planned for Jordan
Jordan aims to source 20 per cent of its power from renewable resources by 2020
Kuwait selects advisers for Al-Zour independent water and power project
Group to provide financial, legal and technical advisory services
Mass Global to finance Iraqi power plants in equity
Developer to complete construction of 1,750MW capacity on balance sheet
Morocco receives two bids for Safi independent power project
Électricité de France and International Power are the bidders for the 1,320MW coal-fired plant
Jacobs to manage Marafiq developments at Jubail and Yanbu
Saudi Arabia’s Marafiq has appointed the US firm to manage industrial projects for three years
Sheikh Diab wins MEED Leadership award
Adwea chairman to receive award at Arabian Power and Water Summit
Consultants line up for Dubai water and power project
Dubai’s Dewa receives lowest bid from UK law firm
Power Analysis
Seoul opens up a new Silk Road
South Korean firms won more than $71bn of contracts in the region last year. MEED charts their rise
Politics key to nuclear award
Price will not be the only consideration in the UAE’s choice of power plant developer
Taking the initiative on regional solar power
An ambitious project in the Sahara desert is at the forefront of a series of regional renewable energy schemes
Dubai's private power aspirations
The emirate may struggle to persuade investors to support its plans for privatised utilities
Gas shortage sparks switch to coal
Gulf statesare building a series of coal-fired power plants to cope with rising regional electricity demand
Power Special Reports
Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf opts for oil-fired plants
Just seven months ago, in March, the Abu Dhabi government released a report saying that the economic and environmental cost of using oil as a fuel for power plants was too high to be considered
Power Tenders
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Saudi Arabia: Power plant boiler drain and waste piping
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Qatar: Electricity distribution network works
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Yemen: Power transmission lines and substations
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UAE: Pipelines and fibre optic cable
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Kuwait: Crane and handling equipment maintenance
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Oman: Power station generation works
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Iraq: Power station oil flowmeters
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Saudi Arabia: Power plant evaporator ponds
