{"id":87437,"date":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/enec-signs-a-bunch-of-nuclear-agreements-and-more-african-expansions-in-renewables-from-masdar-and-amea-power\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T00:00:00","slug":"enec-signs-a-bunch-of-nuclear-agreements-and-more-african-expansions-in-renewables-from-masdar-and-amea-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2023\/12\/12\/enec-signs-a-bunch-of-nuclear-agreements-and-more-african-expansions-in-renewables-from-masdar-and-amea-power\/","title":{"rendered":"ENEC signs a bunch of nuclear agreements and more African expansions in renewables from Masdar and Amea Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

The penultimate day of COP28 brought a slew of nuclear and renewable energy agreements<\/strong>, with Masdar and Amea Power making moves in Africa.<\/p>\n

NUCLEAR- <\/strong><\/p>\n

ENEC partners with US\u2019 Xenergy on nuclear tech:<\/strong> The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed an MoU with US miniature nuclear reactor developer Xenergy<\/a> to deploy the latest nuclear energy tech, Wam<\/a> reports. The agreement aligns with Enec's recently launched Advance<\/a> program aimed at accelerating decarbonization through nuclear technologies.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s more: <\/strong>ENEC also signed an MoU with the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to collaborate on nuclear energy deployment, Wam<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

ALSO- ENEC launches decarbonization roadmap:<\/strong> The company also partnered with the Idaho National Laboratory of the US Department of Energy to launch a roadmap aimed at reducing its carbon footprint across all activities including operations at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant site, Wam<\/a> reports. ENEC also recently partnered with Egypt<\/a> to advance the use of nuclear energy. <\/p>\n

RENEWABLES-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amea Power continues its Africa expansion: <\/strong>UAE renewables company Amea Power signed agreements with the governments of Uganda, Djibouti<\/a>, Mozambique<\/a> and Zimbabwe to develop renewables projects with a combined 200 MW generation capacity, the company\u2019s chair Hussein Al Nuwais told Al Bayan<\/a>. The new agreements brings Amea\u2019s clean energy portfolio to a total of 5.5 GW. <\/p>\n

Masdar\u2019s been heading the leaderboards at COP:<\/strong>Masdar expanded its presence in African countries during COP28 in a bid to develop 10 GW of renewables projects in the continent by 2030, according to a statement<\/a>. Signing MoUs<\/a> with Uganda, Angola, Zambia<\/a>, and Ethiopia last week to develop renewable energy projects in these countries.<\/p>\n

Egypt-based renewable energy developer Infinity Power<\/strong>: A joint venture between Masdar and Egypt\u2019s Infiny Power saw an MoU signed with Mozambique's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry to set up to 1 GW of renewables projects, the statement notes.<\/p>\n

Finally, geothermal:<\/strong>Masdar-backed<\/a> Pertamina Geothermal Energy signed an MoU with the Geothermal Development Company of Kenya to collaborate on geothermal energy development in the country.<\/p>\n

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