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Daily News Wrap-Up: Quality Issues Surface in PM Surya Ghar Installations

As rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana reach 1 million nationwide, concerns have arisen about the lack of quality checks for the...

March 18, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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The Middle East’s Green Finance Boom: Hype or Real Transformation?

When Masdar, the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, launched its $750 million green bond in mid-2023, the response was overwhelming. Investors scrambled to get in,...

March 17, 2025

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Baset Asaba

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Solar Powered Desalination in Water-Stressed Middle East

Desalination, the process of extracting salt from seawater, has long been a lifeline for many water-scarce countries, particularly in the Middle East, where freshwater...

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MENA Roundup: Iraq Announces Plans to Build its First Wind Project

Iraq’s National Investment Commission announced plans to build the country’s first wind power project, with a planned capacity of 500 MW. The project is part of Iraq’s...

March 3, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Wind
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Renewable Energy Installations in the MENA Region Reaches 30 GW in 2024

The renewable energy capacity installed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region reached 30.3 GW at the end of 2024, a 119% growth from 2020, according to the...

February 25, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Market & Policy

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Solar

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Wind
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EWEC Floats Tender for 140 MW Wind Project in Abu Dhabi

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to set up the 140 MW Al Sila wind power project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates....

February 14, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Tenders & Auctions

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Wind
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MENA Roundup: Larsen & Toubro Wins EPC Contract for Masdar’s BESS Project

Larsen & Toubro’s renewables business has won Masdar’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the north site a 24/7 solar and battery storage...

February 3, 2025

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Solar

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Wind
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MENA Weekly Roundup: ACWA Reaches Financial Close for 1.1 GW Wind Project

ACWA Power, in partnership with HAU Energy, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Utilities, has achieved financial close for 1.1 GW Suez Wind Farm in Egypt, marking the largest...

January 13, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Other

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Press Releases
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Opportunities in Gulf Cooperation Council’s Green Hydrogen Ambitions

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) green hydrogen industry is poised for accelerated growth, fueled by improved economic activity. The latest World Bank GCC Economic...

December 24, 2024

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Baset Asaba

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Mercom Research Focus

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Renewable Energy
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Dubai’s Green Hydrogen Project Generates Over 1 GWh Energy

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its first green hydrogen project has generated over 1 GWh of green energy. According to the Government of...

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France-based EDF Proposes 5 GW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in UAE

France-based energy company EDF has announced plans to explore the development of a 5 GW pumped hydro storage facility in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The proposed facility is...

December 9, 2024

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Baset Asaba

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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UAE’s Masdar Signs Investment Agreement for 1 GW Wind Project in Kazakhstan

UAE-based renewable energy company Masdar has signed an investment agreement with its partners to develop a 1 GW wind energy project in Kazakhstan’s Jambyl region. The...

November 14, 2024

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Baset Asaba

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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Masdar Acquires 1 GW Renewable Energy Portfolio in Poland

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, along with Taaleri Energia, a Finland-based renewable energy developer, have acquired eight hybrid renewable energy projects in...

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UAE Banks Prioritize Green Financing to Tackle Climate Change

The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has disclosed that six major banks, including the First Abu Dhabi Bank, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, the Emirates NBD, the Dubai Islamic...

August 28, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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UAE’s Green Energy Company Masdar Raises $750 Million Through Green Bonds

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar has completed its inaugural green bond issuance, raising $750 million by issuing 10-year senior unsecured notes. The offering...

July 19, 2023

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Renewable Energy

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