Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, was a guest speaker at a virtual meeting of G20 food and agriculture ministers that took place today, September 12, 2020. Convened to discuss food and water security concerns during and post-COVID-19, the event...
The Saudi National Water Company won the Global Water Intelligence Prize for excelling in the category of the best public organization, in 2020.It managed to successfully applying a unified program for billing systems and clients' services, across the regions of the Kingdom, under the motto: Life...
Natural gas is an integral part of the global energy story accounting for 25% of the global energy that is consumed. With a total proven natural gas resource estimated to be about 600 trillion CFT (ft3), the opportunities for natural gas in Africa are enormous. Participating in the...
AFKAR Ventures, a MENA-based first mover in energy tech, brings together a team of the region’s leaders in energy, engineering, fintech, and management. The founding team consists of six globally experienced members looking to seed startups as well as invest in established companies in energy and ...
ACWA Power, a leading Saudi Arabian developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, today announced the successful signing of senior financing agreements for the US$650 million Jubail-3A IWP. The project is the fourth seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)...
In the presence of HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and Peng Xiao, CEO of Group 42, Digital DEWA – the digital arm of DEWA, announced a strategic partnership with Group 42 (G42), an Abu Dhabi based leading Artificial Intelligence...
ENGIE Solutions, an international leader in providing energy efficiency solutions, has announced the integration of an energy services company (ESCO) Smart4Power. The transition of Smart4Power into ENGIE Solutions will merge two solid portfolios of energy solutions, further strengthening ENGIE’s...
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday opened a water treatment project to improve the irrigation sector in the Madinah region. The Saudi Irrigation Organization is working to manage, operate and boost the region’s agricultural sector. Prince Faisal stressed the need to harness the ...
Mitsubishi Power, a major subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, officially changed its corporate name from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems today. The rebrand marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the company’s mission to solve the foremost energy challenges of our...
In its effort to create solutions to reduce carbon emissions and enhance energy security, the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) explores in a recent Data Insight publication, entitled “Trends in Global Solar PV Installation,” that the total global capacity of solar...