Saudi Arabia?s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) has announced plans to start producing desalinated water using solar energy by 2014
Energy
ACWA Power bids for MENA renewable energy projects
ACWA Power is bidding for renewable energy projects worth US$3bn in the Middle East and North Africa region, that includes a 100 MW solar power plant in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
UAE funds solar power project in Siwa
The governor of Egypts Matrouh province has announced that a UAE fund has donated close to US$150,000 towards an upcoming 20 MW solar power plant project in Siwa
Four nuclear energy plants to be built in the UAE
The UAE?s nuclear energy chief has confirmed that four nuclear energy plants will be constructed at the Barakah nuclear power plant complex in Abu Dhabi
DEWA powers ahead with Dubai transmission network upgrade
Plans to upgrade, install and launch new substations in various areas of Dubai are progressing well according to Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)