{"id":74980,"date":"2022-11-28T02:06:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T02:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/11\/28\/today-uaes-amea-power-spends-usd-25-mn-on-solar-expansion-a-first-look-at-climate-x-speakers-list\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T02:06:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T02:06:38","slug":"today-uaes-amea-power-spends-usd-25-mn-on-solar-expansion-a-first-look-at-climate-x-speakers-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/11\/28\/today-uaes-amea-power-spends-usd-25-mn-on-solar-expansion-a-first-look-at-climate-x-speakers-list\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: UAE\u2019s Amea Power spends USD 25 mn on solar expansion + A first look at Climate X speakers list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, ladies and gents<\/strong>, and welcome to a relatively slow start to the workweek as everyone\u2019s attention seems to be devoted to the World Cup.<\/p>\n

THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- <\/strong>UAE\u2019s Amea Power is adding 20 MW of capacity to its solar project in Togo to reach 70 MW. After the completion of the expansion, the Mohammed bin Zayed solar power plant in Togo will be the largest in West Africa. Closer to home, aluminum conglomerate Emirates Global Aluminium has purchased clean energy certificates for 1.1 mn MWh of electricity in a bid to certify production of around 80k tons of its solar-powered aluminum.<\/p>\n

^^We have more on these stories and others in the news well, below. <\/strong><\/p>\n

THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- Europe\u2019s summer heatwave <\/strong>may have caused 20k deaths: <\/strong>Western Europe saw some 20k \u201cexcess\u201d deaths due to soaring summer temperatures that would have been \u201cvirtually impossible\u201d without climate change, according to data (pdf)<\/a> released on Thursday by the World Weather Attribution group. The analysis looked at the difference between the number of deaths seen over the summer and those expected based on historical trends, with covid-19 deaths excluded. These included over 10k in France, over 4.6k in Spain, some 4.5k in Germany, and over 3k in England and Wales. Summer 2022 was the hottest summer on record, according to the EU\u2019s Copernicus<\/a> climate change service. The story has been picked up by Reuters<\/a>, Bloomberg<\/a>, and The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Some of the biggest names in Egypt\u2019s climate industry are appearing at our inaugural <\/strong>Enterprise Climate X Forum<\/a><\/strong>, which takes place on Tuesday, 6 December at the Grand Egyptian Museum. Are you? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Hydrogen: What is it, what does a \u201chydrogen economy\u201d look like and how will we know it\u2019s becoming real? <\/strong>Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of industry association Hydrogen Europe, is flying in to help us unpack it.<\/p>\n

Three industry leaders will talk about climate as the biggest (and most important) business opportunity of our generation: Mohamed Mansour<\/strong> is co-founder and CEO of Infinity. Amr Allam<\/strong> is co-CEO of Hassan Allam Holding. Jointly and seprately, they\u2019re building and operating GW worth of renewable energy projects, charging stations, desalination, wastewater, and more. They\u2019ll be joined on stage by Sherif El Kholy<\/strong>, partner and head of MENA at private equity giant Actis, who has a passion for investing in green businesses \u2014 and for helping conventional businesses put ESG at the core of what they do.<\/p>\n

How are we going to pay for it all? <\/strong>Todd Wilcox<\/strong>, CEO and deputy chairman of HSBC Egypt; Tarek El Nahas<\/strong>, group head of international banking at Mashreq; Khaled Hamza<\/strong>, director and head of Egypt at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); and Nader Abushadi<\/strong>, group treasurer at Dar Group, will help us get our heads around topics including green, sustainability-linked, blended, and concessional finance, as well as how much you need to know about your supply chain.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also be meeting Shift EV\u2019s Aly El Tayeb<\/strong> and Algebra\u2019s Karim Hussein<\/strong>, the guys who want to be Egypt\u2019s first climate bn\u2019aires. They\u2019ll be talking with USAID Egypt Mission Director Leslie Reed <\/strong>as well as EFG Hermes Head of Strategy Simon Kitchen<\/strong>, who\u2019s flying in from London to talk with us about how business leaders across frontier and emerging markets are getting their heads around climate.<\/p>\n

** Have you confirmed your attendance? <\/strong>We\u2019ll be sending you on Sunday, 4 December the QR code you\u2019ll need to gain admission to the Grand Egyptian Museum, along with a Google Maps link and some other pointers.<\/p>\n

Tap or click here for the full agenda<\/a><\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

HAPPENING TODAY- <\/strong><\/p>\n

The <\/strong>South Africa Green Hydrogen Summit<\/a><\/strong> is kicking off today <\/strong>and will run through Thursday in Cape Town. Hosted by Infrastructure South Africa, the event will showcase the country\u2019s potential as an investment destination. Egypt, Mauritania, and Morocco \u2014 all members of the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance \u2014 will be attending the summit to present their national agendas for green hydrogen projects.<\/p>\n

THE WORLD CUP TODAY- It\u2019s day nine of the tournament<\/strong>, and these are the Group G and H teams facing off (all times CLT):<\/p>\n