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AUGUST 29 August-2 September (Monday-Friday): Africa Climate Week is taking place in Gabon. 31 August (Wednesday): G20 Environment and Climate Ministerial Meeting, Bali, Indonesia. SEPTEMBER 1-2 September (Thursday-Friday) UN Regional Economic Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile 1-3 September (Thursday-Saturday): World Conference on Climate Change & Sustainability, Frankfurt, Germany (online attendance optional). […]
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Posted inWHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY
TODAY: Cloud wars + Afreximbank gets love from NEXI. ALSO- India’s reliance wants to build 20 GW of renewables.
Good morning, wonderful people. It’s issue #2 of Enterprise Climate, and the region is giving us plenty to work with: A regional battle over clouds (yes, you read that right), district cooling and heating tech supplanting traditional ACs, and China eyeing potentially massive GCC investments. OUR TOP STORY TODAY- Just when we thought we were […]
Posted inSOLAR
Could FDI help Egypt’s solar industry traverse the FX crisis?
Import restrictions are threatening Egypt’s solar industry, industry insiders tell us: A shortage in solar panel components in Egypt could put projects in the country at risk, according to Egypt’s Solar Energy Development Association (SEDA). Key components including solar cells, transformers, solar heaters are increasingly rare, SEDA board member Hatem Tawfik tells Enterprise Climate. “This […]
Posted inINVESTMENT WATCH
Speaking of China…
China’s State Grid Corporation is aggressively pushing into MENA: The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) — the world’s largest public utility — has set up its regional office in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), according to a DIFC statement. The move could herald new regional investments in utility-scale renewables, as SGCC plans to […]
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Posted inMOVES
ACWA appoints new chief portfolio management officer
Saudi power developer ACWA Power appointed Kashif Rana (LinkedIn), the company’s former CFO, as its chief portfolio management officer. Rana brings a background in renewable energy to the table and will help ACWA become carbon neutral. Prior to joining ACWA, Rana was the CFO of US Electric power distribution company AES Corporation.
Posted inUncategorized
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Posted inTHE GREENTECH CORNER
Goodbye, single AC units. MENA won’t be needing your services anymore.
The environmental and financial case for adopting district heating and cooling systems: District heating and cooling systems (DHC), which provide centralized cooling and heating over a wide expanse of urban areas, is becoming all the rage in the MENA region, with the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, among others, launching a number […]
Posted inFood
Go SoLoMo. Or is it LoMoSo? Or MoLoSo?
How the slow-food movement is slowly taking over MENA: Within the MENA region (and globally) food security is an area of increasing concern. High levels of food waste and insufficient agricultural production are two major sources of insecurity. Meanwhile, soaring CO2 emissions from international food transportation and food waste compound the health and environmental challenges […]
Posted inALSO ON OUR RADAR
The UAE wants the private sector on board with its 2050 net zero plan
The UAE wants the private sector to get serious with its drive to decarbonize the economy, yesterday launching its Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge which aims to increase companies’ engagement with the government’s 2050 net zero strategy. ** We talked to UAE Climate Change and Environment Minister Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri — who launched the pledge — […]