Energy

IEA report sees 5% rise in electricity demand in 2021

Renewables will only be able to meet around half the projected increase in global electricity demand over the next two years, according to the new IEA report. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

Renewables are expanding quickly but not enough to satisfy a strong rebound in global electricity demand this year, resulting in a sharp rise in the use of coal power that risks pushing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity sector to record levels next year, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Umm Al Houl Power digitally transforms Qatar?s utilities sector

Umm Al Houl Power has granular data on one real-time platform, delivering unprecedented analytics, efficiency, and productivity. (Image source: Adobe stock)

Umm Al Houl Power, one of the largest independent water and power plants in Qatar and the Middle East, is driving innovation in Qatar?s utilities sector with increased efficiency in management of its business processes and resource utilisation, on a digital transformation partnership with global technology company SAP

RSB Dubai grants ENGIE Solutions first accreditation

ENGIE provides low-carbon energy services and innovative integrated solutions for facility management. (Image source: Adobe stock)

The Regulatory & Supervisory Bureau for Electricity and Water in Dubai (RSB) has granted ENGIE Solutions, a subsidiary of the global French energy company ENGIE, the first accreditation under the Building Energy Management Accreditation Scheme

GE announces energy transition plan for Iraq

GE is setting a stable platform for safe, reliable, and cleaner energy for the future. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

GE has announced an ?Energy Transition Plan? for Iraq, presenting its transformative strategies to support its evolution to a cleaner energy future

AVEVA supports power and utility industry in drive to digital transformation

The digital agenda is driven by a combination of technologies from cloud, analytics, mobile, machine learning to IoT. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, reaffirmed its support for power providers joining the digital-industrial companies that are changing their business models to take full advantage of the digital capabilities