{"id":84657,"date":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/03\/today-taqa-led-consortium-tapped-to-develop-solar-powered-desalination-plant-in-ksa\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:00:00","slug":"today-taqa-led-consortium-tapped-to-develop-solar-powered-desalination-plant-in-ksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/03\/today-taqa-led-consortium-tapped-to-develop-solar-powered-desalination-plant-in-ksa\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Taqa-led consortium tapped to develop solar-powered desalination plant in KSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends. <\/strong>It\u2019s quiet on the climate industry front as people slowly head back into the office this week but we have some news from across the region trickling in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- <\/strong>The Saudi Water Partnership Company has tapped a regional consortium led by Abu Dhabi\u2019s National Energy Company Taqa to develop the SAR 1.5 bn Juranah Independent Strategic Water Reservoir Project under a build, own, operate, transfer agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have the details on this story and more in the news well, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- BYD steals Tesla\u2019s crown:<\/strong> Chinese automaker BYD saw a significant surge in 4Q sales allowing it to boot EV giant Tesla from the top spot on industry leaderboards for the first time. BYD sold a record 526k vehicles in 4Q alone, with sales rising 70% in December. Meanwhile, Tesla delivered 484k in 4Q \u2014 more than the 473k vehicles expected by analysts \u2014 but it still wasn\u2019t enough for Elon Musk\u2019s company to keep leading the EV pack. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not everyone is rooting for China:<\/strong> The US imposed new EV battery sourcing rules on Monday in a bid to move the country\u2019s EV supply chain away from China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/more-evs-lose-us-tax-credits-including-tesla-cybertruck-nissan-leaf-2024-01-01\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Only 19 EV models now qualify for EV tax credits, down from 43. Vehicles including the Nissan Leaf, Tesla Cybertruck All-Wheel Drive, some Tesla Model 3s and Chevrolet Blazer EV lost eligibility for tax credits worth up to USD 7.5k. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story grabbed wide coverage in the international press:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/teslas-fourth-quarter-deliveries-beat-estimates-2024-01-02\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tesla-electric-vehicle-sales-2023-97648bc3624cfd2df3080e9a6dde8b1d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a> | | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/716c9b0b-d8cd-491a-a91b-d70c1e540797\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-02\/tesla-falls-behind-byd-in-quarterly-ev-sales-as-growth-slows\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/autos\/tesla-delivered-1-81-million-cars-globally-in-2023-hitting-full-year-target-2bcc396b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/02\/business\/tesla-fourth-quarter-sales.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/01\/02\/tesla-electric-vehicle-sales-2023\/d8680c1e-a97d-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-67860232\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/jan\/02\/chinas-byd-overtakes-tesla-as-top-selling-electric-car-seller\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2024\/jan\/02\/chinas-byd-overtakes-tesla-as-top-selling-electric-car-seller\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/02\/cars\/china-byd-ev-sales-increase-tesla-intl-hnk\/index.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/01\/02\/byd-produced-more-than-3-million-cars-in-2023-set-to-beat-tesla.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uaeform.enterprise.news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/ads\/imgs\/135.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>#1- Kuwait opens tender for Shagaya 3 power plant: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kapp.gov.kw\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kuwait<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kapp.gov.kw\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Authority for Partnership Projects<\/a> opened a tender for the design and construction of the 1.1 GW Shagaya 3 solar power plant, Kuwaiti news outlet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitly.ws\/38q7t\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Alanba<\/a> reports. The contract will cover design, funding, construction, operation, and maintenance services for the project, which will sell generated electricity to the Kuwaiti Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Ministry under a 30-year power purchase agreement. The project will span 84 sqm roughly 100 km west of Kuwait City, and will comprise multiple renewable technologies and grid infrastructure, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/utilities\/kuwait-invites-bids-for-shagaya-3-power-plant-v1uhp250\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>#2- Progress on <\/strong><strong>Iraq<\/strong><strong>\u2019s first waste-to-energy project: <\/strong>Baghdad\u2019s public works authority <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amanatbaghdad.gov.iq\/ar\/about-us\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanat Baghdad<\/a> approved recommendations by the country\u2019s National Investment Commission and Electricity and Environment Ministries to build the country\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/climate.enterprise.news\/news\/story?storyId=33dee0b8-302c-4b17-a504-6c96c5528b53\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">first waste-to-energy<\/a> (WtE) generation plant in the Iraqi capital, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ina.iq\/200395--.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraqi News Agency<\/a> reports. The government has not yet set a targeted generation capacity for the project, but notes it has potential to generate 1 MW of clean power from just 40 tons of biowaste. Baghdad currently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/climate.enterprise.news\/news\/story?storyId=33dee0b8-302c-4b17-a504-6c96c5528b53\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">produces around 9.5k tons<\/a> of waste daily, and the NIC began inviting potential investments to the WtE project in Rusafa back in October. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Next steps: <\/strong>The cabinet says it will move forward with studies on the project in 1Q, including on marketing ramp up strategies in a bid to attract qualified global developers. Iraq has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/climate.enterprise.news\/news\/story?storyId=3415cba6-7d08-4ad3-8662-5b73efc00e7f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said it plans<\/a> to invite more companies to set up clean energy projects in efforts to expand its low-carbon power capacity to a third of its energy mix by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>#3- KSA's PIF was 2023's biggest state-owned investor:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund (PIF) was 2023\u2019s biggest spender among global state-owned investors with total investments in green assets reaching <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalswf.com\/reports\/2024annual#theme-of-the-year-6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 26.1 bn<\/a> \u2014 up from USD 18.7 bn in 2022, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/saudi-sovereign-wealth-fund-splashes-cash-2023-report-shows-2024-01-01\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing a report by Global SWF. The PIF invested a total of USD 31.5 bn in various sectors, including sports, gaming, aviation, and steelmaking as part of its plan to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy. 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