RIYADH: State-owned QatarEnergy has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to South Korean Samsung C&T for its 875 MW industrial cities solar power project.
Expected to start production by the end of 2024, the plants are to be built in Mesaieed Industrial City and Ras Laffan Industrial City, according to Trade Arabia.
Green energy
Representatives from UAE’s KK Power International and Australian Fortescue Future Industries have expressed their interest to invest in renewable energy and green hydrogen in Egypt, according to Daily News Egypt.
Regulations governing investment in green energy in the North African country contributed to achieving a major leap in clean energy projects, Moataz Kandil, regional director of FFI in the Middle East and North Africa, said.
Electrical energy
Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh and his Palestinian counterpart Muhammad Shtayyeh have inaugurated Al-Rama power transfer plant, according to a tweet from the Prime Ministry of Jordan.
The station aims to provide Palestinians with electrical energy.
Nuclear plants
Japan will restart more idled nuclear plants and looks at developing next-generation reactors, Reuters reported citing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
It is part of the country’s efforts to ensure steady energy supply threatened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Western sanctions on Moscow.