Jordan?s ministry of energy and mineral resources has reached an agreement with Estonian-Malaysian consortium Enefit to develop a 460 MW oil shale-fired power plant in the country
Energy
QSTec secures US$1 billion funding for polysilicon plant
Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has secured financing from Masraf Al Rayan Islamic Bank for the construction of its US$1 billion polysilicon manufacturing plant
Operations begin at Iraqi power plant
The Taji?power plant in Iraq has?entered commercial operation adding 160MW of critical capacity to the countrys grid
Alstom opens services workshop in Saudi Arabia
Alstom has launched a new power generation services workshop in Saudi Arabias western region that will include a training facility to help bolster the skills of the local workforce
Bahrain focusing on renewable energy
Bahrains minister of energy, Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, has unveiled the Kingdoms plans to implement renewable energy projects based on solar and wind technology