Key data from the regions energy sector
| Renewable energy targets | |
|---|---|
| Algeria | 6% of electricity generation by 2015; 15% by 2020; 40% by 2030, of which 37% is solar (PV and CSP) and 3% is wind |
| Morocco | 42% of installed power generation capacity by 2021 |
| Libya | 3% of electricity generation by 2015; 7% by 2020; 10% by 2026 |
| Tunisia | 11% of electricity generation by 2016; 25% by 2030; 16% of installed power capacity by 2016; 40% by 2031 |
| Egypt | 20% of electricity generation by 2020, of which 12% is wind |
| Jordan | 7% of primary energy by 2015; 10% by 2021 |
| Lebanon | 12% of electrical and thermal energy by 2021 |
| Palestinian Territories | 25% of energy from renewables by 2020; 10% (or at least 240GWh) of electricity generation by 2021 |
| Iraq | 2% of electricity generation by 2017 |
| Bahrain | 5% by 2021 |
| Kuwait | 5% of electricity generation by 2015; 10% by 2021 |
| Oman | 10% of electricity generation by 2021 |
| Qatar | At least 2% of electricity generation from solar energy sources by 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 50% of electricity from non-hydrocarbon resources by 2032: 54GW from renewables (of which 41GW from PV and CSP, 9GW wind, 3GW waste-to-energy, 1GW geothermal, 17.6GW from nuclear) |
| UAE | Dubai: 5% of electricity by 2030; Abu Dhabi: 7% of electricity generation capacity by 2021 |
| Yemen | 15% of electricity generation by 2026 |
| CSP=Concentrated solar power; PV=Photovoltaic. Source: Oxford Energy | |
Electricity capacity and demand, 2014
Mena required capacity, 2014-20
| IPP awards in 2016 (forecast) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Country | Status | Generation capacity (MW) | Cost ($m) |
| Al-Zour North 2 IWPP | Kuwait | Main contract bids | 1,500 | 1,749 |
| Al-Khiran IWPP | Kuwait | Prequalification | 1,500 | 488 |
| Al-Abdaliya ISCC | Kuwait | Tender expected shortly | 280 | 720 |
| Fadhili IPP | Saudi Arabia | Main contract bids | 1,200-1,600 | 1,500 |
| Ibri/Sohar 3 IPP | Oman | Evaluating main contract bids | 3,200 | 2,600 |
| Samawa IPP | Iraq | Developers prequalified | 750 | 400 |
| Feed-in-tariff renewables projects | Egypt | PPAs expected shortly | 4,000 | 6,610 |
| El-Hamarawein coal power plant phase 1 | Egypt | Seeking financing | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| Ayoun Moussa coal power plant | Egypt | Seeking financing | 3,960 | 4,500 |
| Gulf of Suez | Egypt | Evaluating main contract bids | 250 | 660 |
| Kom Ombo PV | Egypt | Main contract bids | 200 | 400 |
| Dairut IPP | Egypt | Evaluating main contract bids | 2,250 | 2,500 |
| Feed-in-tariff renewables projects | Jordan | Evaluating main contract bids | 200 | 300 |
| Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum solar park phase 3 | UAE (Dubai) | Expression of interest | 800 | 800 |
| Wind integrated programme | Morocco | Evaluating main contract bids | 850 | 1,700 |
| Ouarzazate solar IPP: Noor 4 | Morocco | Prequalification expected shortly | 70 | 100 |
| West Nile PV solar project | Egypt | Prequalification | 200 | 400 |
| West Nile concentrated solar power project | Egypt | Prequalification | 50 | 350 |
| West Nile wind project | Egypt | Prequalification | 250 | na |
| IPP=Independent power project; ISCC=Integrated solar combined-cycle; IWPP=Independent water and power project; na=Not available; PPA=Power-purchase agreement; PV=Photovoltaic. Sources: MEED; MEED Projects | ||||
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