by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | Business
Saudi Arabia aims to exceed its target to generate 9.5 gigawatts of electricity from renewable energy annually, to highlight its long-term commitment to green energy, a senior government official said. “We plan to exceed 9.5 gigawatts,” Turki al-Shehri,...
by AlMunji alSaidani | May 21, 2017 | Business
Tunisia- The Tunisian Department of Energy issued this month a tender for projects that aim at providing 210 MW of renewable energy with a cost of TND400 million (USD160 million). Minister of Energy, Mines and Renewable Energies Héla Cheikhrouhou said during an...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2017 | Business
Riyadh-ACWA Power said that the total investment cost of the portfolio in renewable energy projects, which include 13 projects in five different countries around the world, is worth SR18.329 billion ($4.8 billion). ACWA Power presented its projects within its...
by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Apr 19, 2017 | Business
Riyadh – Projects aimed at producing a sufficient power supply for local demand and international exports are underway in Saudi Arabia, said Saleh Al-Awaji, the Saudi undersecretary for electricity affairs at the Ministry of Water and Electricity. The ministry...
by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Apr 18, 2017 | Business
Riyadh – Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Khaled al-Faleh announced the launch of the King Salman Renewable Energy Initiative, which consists of 30 projects to produce 10 gigawatts of renewable energy. During the Saudi Arabia Renewable...