The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $265 million loan to support Morocco’s Ifahsa Pumped Hydropower Storage Project, a major clean energy initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s electricity grid and expanding renewable energy integration.
SmartWatt Consulting and Integrated Energy Services, an Abu Dhabi-headquartered energy technology company, has partnered with India's BSES Rajdhani Power to develop AI-enabled demand-side flexibility solutions for capital Delhi's electricity network under the Muruna Initiative.
Acwa Power Philippines, a subsidiary of Acwa, has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Emerging Power (EPI), the clean energy arm of Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC), to jointly pursue up to 5,000 MW of renewable energy and gas-fired generation capacity across the Philippines.
The clean energy production capacity of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) now accounts for more than 21.5% of its total energy production capacity, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA.
A global report warns the world is off track for universal energy access by 2030, with 655 million lacking electricity and two billion using polluting cooking fuels. Sub-Saharan Africa is most affected.
Global solar power reached record levels in 2025, meeting 75 per cent of new electricity demand and driving the first-ever decline in fossil fuel-based power generation. Led by China and India, solar capacity additions surged 33 per cent, accelerating the global clean energy transition.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority said it has set up a new wholly-owned independent subsidiary - Dewa International - for developing conventional and clean energy projects worldwide and exporting the emirate's successful energy and water infrastructure model to global markets.
The European Union has launched the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation (T-MED), a flagship initiative aimed at accelerating clean energy development across the Mediterranean and mobilising up to €25 billion ($29 billion) in investments by 2035.
Japan has committed JPY 90.1 million ($565,422) to support regional cooperation on clean, resilient, and efficient energy solutions, as rising electricity demand driven by digitalisation and artificial intelligence adds pressure to energy systems across the Asia-Pacific.
Abraj Energy Services signed strategic agreements during OPES 2026, including a five-year contract with OQ EP, partnerships with Petrogas Rima, Petrogas Rima and Imdad Energy, supporting operational sustainability, clean energy adoption, local content development and Oman’s energy sector goals.
