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TODAY: Oman gets busy with land allocation agreements for green hydrogen + Empower adds another district cooling plant to its portfolio

Good morning, wonderful people. We have significant news this morning emerging from Oman on the green hydrogen fund as the sultanate wraps the Duqm Economic Forum today, and other odds and ends from around the region. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- Oman’s Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and FreeZones signed seven MoUs for green energy […]

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Oman inks a spate of agreements to allocate land for green energy and green steel projects

Oman’s Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and FreeZones (Opaz) has signed seven MoUs to support various green energy projects in Duqm, the Oman News Agency (ONA) reports. The agreements include renewable energy supply for green hydrogen and ammonia production, land allocation for green hydrogen and ammonia projects, and green steel production. No financial details […]

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Egypt closes maiden panda bond issuance with funds earmarked for green transport and renewables

Egypt closed its maiden panda bond issuance in China yesterday with a CNY 3.5 bn (USD 478.7 mn) issuance, according to a statement. The proceeds will be used to fund sustainable projects across a number of sectors including clean transport, sustainable water usage, renewable energy, and affordable housing, Vice Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk told […]

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UAE’s Empower awards contracts for Dubai’s Jumeirah district cooling project

Empower awards contracts for new district cooling project: UAE’s district cooling company Emirates Central Cooling Corporation (Empower) has awarded several contracts for the development of a new district cooling plant in Dubai’s Jumeirah, according to a company disclosure to the Dubai Financial Market. No financial details on the project or the new contracted developers were […]

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The EBRD is mulling over a EUR 165 mn green loan to revamp Egypt’s energy grid

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is reviewing plans to extend a EUR 165 mn green loan to help enhance Egypt’s electricity distribution grid, according to a project summary document released earlier this week. The funds — on-lent to the state-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) — will help prepare the grid for […]

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Tunisian-German solar-powered EV startup is expanding its production line soon

Tunisian-German EV startup gears up to launch second model: Tunisian-German start-up Bako Motors is preparing to unveil their second solar-powered electric vehicle that caters to the last-mile delivery sector, the firm told tech outlet Ventureburn. Unlike the first model — the Bako B1 electric tricycle — the new four-wheeled vehicle will also come with a […]

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Denmark’s CIP raises EUR 2 bn from two new green energy transition funds

Denmark’s CIP raises EUR 2 bn from two new green energy transition funds: Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached financial close on its newly launched Advanced Bioenergy Fund and CI Green Credit Fund netting some EUR 2 bn in financial commitments, according to a statement. The funds will be funneled to mobilize […]

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