AtkinsRéalis, a leading engineering services company, recently hosted a key event in capital Muscat to examine how Oman can meet surging AI economic development-led electricity demand through a balanced mix of nuclear, renewables, AI-ready grids and storage.
In the third quarter of 2025, 49.3 per cent of net electricity generated in the European Union (EU) came from renewable energy sources, an increase of 3.8 per cent compared with the 47.5 per cent registered in the same quarter of 2024, according to figures by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.
OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE)- a subsidiary of OQ - has confirmed the arrival of the first batch of wind turbines for the Riyah 1 and Riyah 2 wind farms .Developed in partnership with TotalEnergies, the two projects will feature a combined total of 36 turbines with a total generation capacity of 200 MW of clean electricity produced from wind power.
Ground-breaking for the world’s largest renewable energy project integrating solar power and battery storage was carried out on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. The project is capable of delivering 1 gigawatt (GW) of baseload renewable energy around the clock.
The Middle East is on track to attracting more than $100 billion annually in strategic capital expenditure by 2026, spread across oil and gas, renewable energy, healthcare, digital infrastructure and manufacturing, said a report. The Middle East’s oil and gas sector remains a market anchor.
Global renewable energy jobs rose just 2.3% to 16.6 million in 2024 despite record installations, according to IRENA and ILO, which cite geopolitical and geoeconomic tensions and growing automation as key factors limiting workforce growth.
