Siemens wins Algeria plant supply contractSiemens said it has been awarded a contract to supply power plant components, including six F-class gas turbines, for the Ras Djinet and Ain Arnat combined cycle power plants (CCPP) in Algeria. The contract was given by Korean com More… |
Dubal plant wins energy management ISODubal Power and Desalination Plant has become the first plant in the Middle East to achieve new ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) standard. Developed in 2011, ISO 50001 provides guidelines for energy management with the em More… |
Kuwaiti MPs want power plant deal scrappedKuwaiti lawmakers have called for the scrapping of a contract to build a gas-fired power and seawater treatment plant, a newspaper said, putting pressure on an important project in the country's development plan. Lawmakers and More… |
$1bn Salalah IWPP opened officiallySembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) today (May 19) celebrated the official opening of its $1 billion Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant (Salalah IWPP) in Oman. The ceremony was graced by Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamoud Al More… |
Omani power firms plan IPOs in mid-2014Two Omani electricity generating companies - Al Suwaidi Power Company and Al Batinah Power Company - said they plan to launch initial public offers (IPOs) of their shares around June next year. More… |
Omani power firms plan IPOs in mid-2014Two Omani electricity generating companies - Al Suwaidi Power Company and Al Batinah Power Company - said they plan to launch initial public offers (IPOs) of their shares around June next year. More… |
GDF Suez eyes big Mideast businessFrench gas and power utility GDF Suez expects strong demand for power in the Middle East will allow it to sell thousands of megawatts worth of new gas-fired power stations in the region, a company executive was quoted as saying. D More… |
Dubal installs UAE's first steam unit chillerThe UAE’s first-ever steam absorption chiller installation in a power plant has been inaugurated at Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), a major state-owned aluminium smelter, as part of an innovative pilot project using steam. A quest More… |
Nuclear-powered Middle East draws closerThe Middle East generates a smaller share of electricity from nuclear than any other region of the world. But before the end of the decade the UAE is set to join Iran, which has linked a nuclear power plant to its grid. More… |
GDF Suez wins Az Zour power plant contractA consortium led by global energy giant GDF Suez, has been awarded the contract for the construction and operation of a 1,500MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant at Az Zour in Kuwait. As per the deal, the GDF Suez-led consortiu More… |








