The report was launched by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) during the World Future Energy Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
BEEAH, Masdar announce Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant’s phase 2 expansion to double capacity
The expansion will accelerate total landfill diversion in Sharjah, building on the current 90 per cent landfill diversion rate – one of the highest in the world
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UAE President witnesses world’s first 24/7 solar PV, battery storage gigascale Abu Dhabi project launch
The launch marks a pivotal moment in the clean energy transformation, allowing renewable energy to be dispatched 24 hours a day, seven days a week
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Navigating the energy transition – a business roadmap to profitable sustainability
The energy transition represents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to future-proof operations, reduce costs, and demonstrate leadership in sustainability
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Bahrain’s GFH invests in US-based clean energy company Invenergy
The investment, of undisclosed value, was made through vehicles managed by Blackstone’s infrastructure group
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Masdar announces two major deals in Spain’s Iberian Peninsula
The UAE clean energy company acquires Saeta and enters into a partnership with Endesa that includes 49.99% stake
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UAE advances clean energy goals with nuclear power milestone
During the meeting at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi, the UAE President commended the corporation’s efforts in driving strategic national projects
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Climate disasters strip up to 5% off GDP as clean energy investment hits $2tn, says UN climate official at COP29
“No nation is winning this fight” against increasingly brutal climate impacts as every economy is now “being besieged by climate disasters,” Simon Stiell says at COP29 in Baku
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Middle East needs stronger policies to tap into $900bn green FDI flows, energy expert says
The region has seen limited green investment flows compared to Europe and the US despite offering the world’s lowest renewable energy production costs, Strategy& expert reveals
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UAE, Rajasthan government sign MoU to explore 60GW renewable energy investment
The agreement aims to bring in best-in-class renewable energy technologies to build a long-term plant serving critical energy needs in the state
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Presight to develop ‘game-changing’ AI asset management tool for Masdar
AI will provide analytics and insights from billions of data points across Masdar renewable energy projects
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Masdar outlines sustainability achievements as advanced pipeline capacity grew 58% in 2023
Masdar launches Sustainability Report as it grows clean energy capacity
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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar secures €144mn financing for Serbian wind farm Čibuk 2
The announcement raises Masdar’s total operational and under-construction renewable energy capacity in Serbia to 312MW
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UAE’s Masdar to acquire Saeta Yield from Brookfield in $1.4bn renewable energy deal
The acquisition deal, billed as one of the largest in the renewable energy sector in Spain, is expected to be closed towards the end of this year
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Middle East renewable energy investments to pass $75bn by 2030
Countries in the Middle East will invest heavily in renewable energy over remainder of decade while still being hydrocarbon production powerhouses
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UAE clean energy spending passes $12.3bn
The UAE is investing billions of dollars in clean energy as it looks to lead global energy transition
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UAE bets big on green hydrogen, eyes global clean energy leadership, ministry official says
The UAE’s clean energy push mirrors a regional trend, as Gulf countries invest in renewables to diversify from oil dependence