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TODAY: One step closer to Egypt’s carbon market
Good morning, friends. It’s a busy Wednesday morning with regional updates across the board as we inch closer to the weekend. Let’s jump right in. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority has established carbon credit verification and certification standards for issuing voluntary carbon certificates as it takes an important regulatory step in setting […]
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Egypt issues carbon credit verification and certification standards
Egypt issues criteria for registering carbon removal certification entities: Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has established carbon credit verification and certification standards for issuing voluntary carbon certificates, according to a statement. The details: The decision stipulates that the certification body must provide the regulatory authority with the objective of the project, the technologies used, and […]
Singapore’s Indorama wants to set up a silicon facility for manufacturing solar panels in Egypt
Indorama has a plan or two for Egypt: Singapore-based chemical company Indorama has submitted a proposal to Egypt to establish two separate facilities to produce phosphate fertilizers and silicon necessary to manufacture solar panels, according to a statement. Details are still scant: Egyptian Planning Minister Hala El Said said Indorama plans to pour USD 700 […]
Abdul Latif Jameel’s FRV lands three new solar parks in New Zealand
FRV lands major solar power agreement: Australia’s leading solar developer and renewable energy platform Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) — a part of Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel Energyand Canadian asset management company OMERS — has secured three new solar sites in New Zealand under a JV with the country’s electricity generation company Genesis Energy, according […]
The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank is eyeing a second green bond issuance
ADCB gauges appetite for new green bond issuance: The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) — the UAE’s third largest bank — plans to issue a long five-year USD-denominated green bond following investor meetings set to begin today, Reuters reports, citing fixed income news service IFR. The planned issuance would still depend on market conditions, according […]
Tunisia’s CPG eyes phosphate production boost using new equipments under USD 76.3 mn investment program
Tunisia’s CPG aims big for phosphate: Tunisia's state-run mining company GafsaPhosphates (CPG) is set to receive the first batch of equipment and machinery procured under a government-approved DT 236 mn (c. USD 76.3 mn) investment program set forth last May to boost phosphate production, Tunis Africa Press Agency (TAP) reported this week. The purchase of […]
Saudi Arabia and Turkey boost cooperation in mining critical minerals
Saudi Arabia and Turkey have signed an MoU to boost cooperation in the mining sector, according to a statement by the spokesperson of Saudi Arabia’s Industry and Minerals Ministry. The agreement identified the key areas of cooperation, including mining exploration and development and clean mining technologies. Paving the way for something big? The agreement paves […]