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Middle East and Africa News

Saudi renewable energy strategy awaits approval

20/02/2012 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has yet to approve the country’s renewable energy strategy that aims to reduce crude oil used for d...

Iran and Pakistan plan $718m electricity transmission network

20/02/2012 Iran and Pakistan have agreed to invest $718m in a network for transmitting electricity from Iran to its eastern neighbor,the T...

Alstom wins $26m HEP power contract in Zambia

17/02/2012 Power generation giant Alstom has won a contract worth $26.25 million to provide turbines and generators for the 120 megawatt (...

World Bank to loan $240m for Egyptian gas power plant

15/02/2012 The World Bank approved have approved a $240m loan to help Egypt develop the Giza North gas power project as it strives to meet...

Power & water event to return to Qatar in 2013

09/02/2012 The combined conferences and exhibitions, POWER-GEN Middle East and WaterWorld Middle East will be returning to Doha in 2013, f...

Kuwaiti MP slams Al Zour North bidding process, says national daily

08/02/2012 Kuwaiti opposition MP Ahmed Al-Saadoun has denounced the process of picking bidders for one of the country’s biggest power proj...

Bahrain rules out nuclear power for now

08/02/2012 A boss at Bahrain’s Electricity & Water Authority has ruled out the country of having a nuclear power plant in the near fut...

Saudi Electricity Co expects capacity to double within a decade

07/02/2012

Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) expects installed capacity in Saudi Arabia to double within the decade.

Iraq targets trebling of electricity capacity by 2015

07/02/2012 Iraq plans to more than treble its electricity capacity by 2015 as the country embarks on a $20bn “grand plan” to become a majo...

POWER-GEN Middle East event opens in Qatar

06/02/2012

The tenth POWER-GEN Middle East opened in Qatar tonight, the second time the state has hosted the event.

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Middle East Energy

Middle East Energy is a supplement to Power Engineering International serving the integrated power, water and transmission & distribution industries throughout the Middle East region. Uniquely, Middle East Energy is circulated only in the Middle East, directly targeting the region’s leading opinion-leaders and key decision-makers. MEE covers all the important issues affecting what is one of the world’s fastest growing power sectors by providing needed information through news, products, regular and special features and editorial comment.