Wartsila has signed three year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Sasol New Energy Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasol, the integrated global energy and chemical company.

African nation, Botswana, is to issue a tender for two 300 MW coal fired plants to be built, construction beginning this year.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is turning its attention to solar power in an effort to generate a third of its electricity by 2032.

Siemens has begun work on a manufacturing facility and training centre for gas turbines and compressors in Dammam, as part of a massive expansion of its activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A predicted minimum investment of $50bn is set for Iraq’s energy network over the next five years as the country’s security situation continues to improve.

JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission) has completed its evaluation and made a decision on which company will build the first nuclear reactor in Jordan.

The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) has shortlisted a Russian company and French-Japanese consortium in its final shortlist as it decides on who best to construct the company’s first nuclear power plant.

Jordan is exploring Smart Grid upgrades across its electricity network after the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) awarded grants for feasibility studies.

Orascom Construction Industries has formally signed the $363m contract to build a 1014 MW power station in Baija, Iraq.

Qatalum has awarded ABB an order worth $16m to upgrade the power distribution network at its aluminum smelting site in Mesaieed Industrial City, 50 km south of the capital Doha.

The South Africa National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) has advised the South African government that it needs electricity producers and distributors to invest in smart grids to deal with infrastructure maintenance backlogs because current practices do not guarantee business sustainability and economic growth.

Government-owned Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the deferral of plans to build the $1.3 billion Hassyan independent power and water project, citing increased efficiency at existing power plants.

Tanzania's National Development Corporation (NDC) has announced that China's Exim Bank (Beijing) has granted a $123m loan to back the building of the Singida wind farm in Tanzania's Central Region.

Algeria is to invest $30bn to produce 1200 MW additional electricity per year by 2020 to meet the growing demand for electricity.

Morocco has selected an EDF led consortium to build a 150 MW wind farm as part of an overall drive towards the cultivation of renewable energy.

GE (NYSE: GE) will make the first European installation of its 1.6-100 turbine at a wind farm in Turkey.

Anglo American plans to build a 450 MW power plant in South Africa to supply electricity to its platinum subsidiary Anglo American Platinum.

Brazilian power utility company, Electrobras plans to build new hydro power stations in Nigeria.

Siemens has signed two major contracts worth a total of $201.3m with Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation that aim to improve the power infrastructure in Doha, part of which includes a lucrative smart metering project.