Germany stepped up the construction of solar panels and wind turbines last year, with installed renewable energy capacity rising by 11 per cent to around 210 gigawatts, the country’s energy regulator said. The Federal Network Agency said the pace of expansion was close to that of previous years, after capacity grew by about 12 percent in both 2023 and 2024.
Solar power in Germany generated significantly more electricity in 2025, with its share of domestic power production rising to around 18 per cent, up from 14 per cent in 2024, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW) said.
The international airline association Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) welcomed the Turkish carrier AJet as a new member in its community. AJet is the country’s youngest low-cost airline and a rapidly growing subsidiary of Turkish Airline.
Oman’s OQ Group has signed strategic agreements worth over RO230 million ($598 million) with two global companies - Germany-based MAK and Indian group Deepak - for the development of advanced downstream manufacturing projects in the cities of Sohar and Salalah in the sultanate.
VFS Global in association with the Embassies of Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany in Kuwait, has opened a Visa Application Centre, to provide an enhanced visa application experience to residents in Kuwait.
Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR has reached a new milestone in gas exports by selling significant volumes of gas to Southern and Central Europe via the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), part of the Southern Gas Corridor. From January 2026, Azerbaijani gas will be supplied to buyers in Austria and Germany through Italy.
The Stadtwerke Bielefeld Group is promoting sustainable mobility by deploying 29 dual-fuel buses powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. The buses will use locally produced hydrogen from a 1-megawatt IMI VIVO electrolyser at the Bielefeld Innovation Park.
Drake & Scull International (DSI) has announced that it has signed a framework agreement to provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services for key projects of Dubai-based Prestige One Developments. This comes close on the heels of its recent contract win for a major water infrastructure project in Egypt.
