ABB Group has received an order worth US$30mn to supply and install a substation at the 3,000MW Rumaila power plant in Iraq?s Basra region, with an aim to increase the country?s power generation capacity by 20 per cent
Energy
Suzlon to supply turbines to Alfanar Energy?s project in India
Saudi Arabia?s Alfanar Group has awarded global renewable energy solutions provider Suzlon Group to supply 24 turbines for a 50.4MW wind power project in India
Construction and power demand fuel diesel genset market in Middle East
Continuous development of mega projects such as Dahiyat Al Fursan New City in Saudi Arabia, Al Maktoum International Airport expansion in the UAE and Istanbul New Airport in the Middle East are driving the demand for diesel genset in the construction sector
Barakah nuclear energy plant successfully tested
A cold hydrostatic testing (CHT) has been done at Unit 2 at the Barakah nuclear energy plant in the UAE to verify whether the nuclear power station meets the highest international quality and safety standards
Italian firm signs deal to build solar plant in Iran
An unnamed Italian company has signed an agreement to build a solar power plant in the southern province of Hormozgan in Iran