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Posted inGREEN STEEL
Oman’s Jindal investing USD 3 bn in green steel plant
Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel (JSIS) will set up a USD 3 bn green steel plant in Duqm’s Special Economic Zone (SZE), Bloomberg reports. The plant is expected to yield 5 mn tons of steel annually, which will be used for automotive products, wind turbines, and consumer goods industries, Jindal Shadeed CEO Harssha Shetty […]
Posted inREGULATION WATCH
UAE gets green construction regulations
The UAE cabinet approved yesterday regulations designed to lower carbon emissions in the construction sector, according to a statement. The National Building Regulations and Standards had been in the works since the Dubai Expo 2020 back in March, according to Hapi Journal. In detail: The regulations and standards include “sustainability guides for buildings, roads, housing, […]
Posted inRENEWABLES
Morocco ramps up investment for renewable energy and projects
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Fund is looking to raise USD 14 bn to ramp up private sector investments, including in renewables projects, the Kingdom’s Investment Minister Mouhcine Jazouli told Bloomberg Asharq last week. The country expects to raise USD 4.2 bn locally and the remaining USD 8-10 bn from Europe and the GCC, the minister added. […]
Posted inSPOTLIGHT
Minerals and metals are vital to the energy transition. Saudi Arabia and Morocco see an opening.
Who will provide the minerals needed for the renewable energy transition? KSA is pushing to position itself as a global leader in minerals and metal production, Saudi Gazette reports. The country is well placed to provide some of the metals and minerals most essential to the energy transition, Saudi Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral […]
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Egypt working on waste-to-energy plant + Etihad Cargo facilitates Danish partner’s SAF purchase
Egypt is setting up a new waste-to-energy project in Abu Rawash: Renergy Group Partners, a joint venture between Egypt’s National Organization of Military Production and Green Tech Egypt, is working to set up a waste-to-energy project in Abu Rawash city, the country’s Environment Ministry said in a statement. The plant is expected to convert some […]
Posted inON YOUR WAY OUT
The mischievous shenanigans of a Scottish osprey called Glen
Meet Glen, the troublemaking Scottish osprey: GPS-tracked Scottish Osprey Glen is alive and well after he had researchers worried when his tracker went offline for 36 hours during a migration, the BBC writes. Glen resurfaced after a 36-hour flight to Morocco, blowing a sigh of relief amongst the researchers collecting data from his flights through […]
Posted inCALENDAR
DECEMBER 6 December (Tuesday): Enterprise Climate X Forum, Cairo, Egypt. 6-8 December (Tuesday-Thursday): World Circular Economy Forum WCEF2022, Kigali, Rwanda. 7 December (Wednesday): The Big 5 Global Construction Impact Summit, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE. 13-14 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Seminar on EU standards for agri-food products for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Grand Millennium Business […]
Posted inWHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY
TODAY: Raw materials from Morocco and Algeria to aid the EU’s green plans + Enterprise Climate X Forum is less than a week away
Good morning, wonderful people. With just five days left to go until the Enterprise Climate X Forum (more on that below), it’s refreshing to see our region making big moves in the business of climate. Solar is the name of the game across the region this fine morning. The green hydrogen bonanza is (for a […]
Posted inSOLAR
PIF’s Badeel is leading a consortium for a 2.06 GW solar plant in KSA
PIF-owned Badeel, Acwa Power sign PPA for USD 1.75 bn, 2.06 GW solar plant: A joint venture between Saudi renewable energy developer Acwa Power and Saudi Arabia’s Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel) signed a 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) for a 2.06 GW solar plant in Al […]