KSA’s Zain and RSG launch net-zero 5G network in the kingdom: Saudi Public Investment Fund-backed multi project developer Red Sea Global (RSG) and Kuwait-based telecom company Zain have developed the world’s first carbon-neutral 5G network at the Six Senses Southern Dunes resort at RSG’s Red Sea Project in KSA, the Saudi Press Agency reports. The two companies used solar energy and 3D printing technology to construct net-zero communications towers to facilitate coverage without relying on carbon-intensive conventional alternatives, SPA notes. Building on the Red Sea Project’s 750k PV panel solar capacity and its 3D printing tech, Zain KSA plans to establish the world’s largest carbon-neutral communications grid there, SPA says.

A push for waste management in Cairo: Egypt’s Local Development Minister Hisham Amna has inaugurated an EGP 80 mn municipal solid waste station in Cairo’s district of Ghamra, according to a statement. The station will serve eight neighborhoods in northern Cairo with a capacity of 1.5k to 2k tons per day of solid waste, enhancing waste collection in the district. Seven fixed and mobile intermediate stations have been set up in Cairo at a cost of EGP 220 mn under a plan to raise the efficiency of municipal solid waste collection and transport, according to the statement.

ALSO- Eni has an idea of such up its sleeve: Italian energy giant Eni has presented a proposal on an ambitious waste-to-energy project aimed at producing biofuels, according to a statement by Egypt’s Oil Ministry. The project will use livestock and agricultural waste to produce biogas and organic fertilizers, providing an advanced system for a safe waste management of 140 tons of livestock and agricultural waste, the statement notes.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

  • Number of EVs in KSA exceeds 70k: Saudi Arabia has so far imported a total of 71.2k electric and hybrid vehicles, 711 of which were imported this year and 14k arrived last year. A majority of the EVs came from the US, followed by Germany, Japan, and China, among others. (Saudi Gazette)
  • Solar-powered Egyptian antiquity: Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry has begun setting up solar energy stations at four museums and archaeological sites at an overall capacity of 85 kW and a cost of USD 95k. (Al Masry Al Youm)
  • Beeah Tandeef employs use of AI cameras: Beeah Tandeef — the waste collection and city cleaning arm of the UAE’s Beeah Group — has rolled out AI-enabled 360° camera systems for its waste collection vehicles in a bid to streamline refuse management. (Wam)
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