Saudi utility signs deal with leading regional banks
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India leading transnational energy grid construction, says Prime Minister Modi
India is promoting this project through the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
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Major power outage in Pakistan
Significant parts of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi went without power for hours on Monday morning
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New UAE federal law to regulate linkage of renewable energy production units to the electrical grid
The new law aims to achieve the country’s objectives of diversifying renewable energy sources and optimal utilisation of natural resources
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Saudi Arabia completes its longest 380-kilovolt overhead transmission line
The interconnection project between Qassim and Madinah regions will enhance electric connection between its central and western areas
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DEWA automates power grid management and troubleshooting
The move is part of the firm’s strategy to adopt latest technologies in power generation, in which it has allotted AED 7 billion in investments
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Saudi Arabia and Iraq look to link power grids
Baghdad is looking to decrease reliance on Iranian Imports and is turning to Saudi Arabia to supply electricity
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt award contracts to link electricity grids
Power project could allow the countries to exchange as much as 3 gigawatts of electrical capacity
Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant
Video: New era as UAE’s first nuclear energy plant connects to national power grid
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi describes the “major milestone” that the UAE has been working toward for the last 12 years.
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Green tech: from the North Sea to Arabian Gulf
How a smart battery system in Scotland could advance renewable energy-powered electricity grids in the UAE, writes Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar