Power Transmission & Distribution

Middle East power transmission & distributionnews and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.

Power Transmission & Distribution Analysis

Opening of Burj Khalifa in UAE

Seoul opens up a new Silk Road Subscription Required

Issue No 32 22-28 January 2009 | By Peter Salisbury , Colin Foreman

South Korean firms won more than $71bn of contracts in the region last year. MEED charts their rise

Power Transmission & Distribution Special Reports

Alamy power plant

Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf opts for oil-fired plants

Issue No 43 23-29 October 2009 | By Sophie Evans

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 Transmission & Distribution Data

Power & Water 2010: Activity picks up as banks begin lending

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By Karin Maree

Power and water schemes are getting under way as project financing slowly becomes available

Trends - World Coal Prices graph

Gas shortage sparks switch to coal

26-Nov-2009 | By Elizabeth Bains

Gulf statesare building a series of coal-fired power plants to cope with rising regional electricity demand

Abu Dhabi at night

Abu Dhabi’s feedstock U-turn

Issue No 43 23-29 October 2009 | By Elizabeth Bains

In a significant change in policy, the emirate is planning its first oil-fired power plant as its growing industrial sector puts natural gas supplies under increasing strain

Power Transmission & Distribution Contracts Awarded

French win Dubai substation deal Subscription Required

28-Dec-2009 | By Colin Foreman

Contract involves supplying 11 new substations by early 2011

Newsletter Sign-up

More Newsletters