Tag Archives: Middle East

Southeast AsiaEnergy Outlook 2022

Introduction The Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2022 is the fifth edition of this World Energy Outlook Special Report. Building on its important partnership with Southeast Asia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has published these studies on a regular basis since … Continue reading

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Security of CleanEnergy Transitions

Introduction Unprecedented events – the global coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), the climate emergency and the turbulence in global energy markets, resulting from the Russian Federation’s (hereafter, “Russia”) invasion of Ukraine – have shocked the world in 2022. Unprecedented challenges, stemming from … Continue reading

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China and US Vaccine Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, health cooperation and solidarity in fighting the pandemic has been essential in mitigating the crisis. In turn, cooperation on health issues has strengthened overall diplomatic support between nations. After the breakout of COVID-19 in Wuhan, … Continue reading

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IEA: Global solar capacity nearing 100GW milestone

Image: St Gobain Despite the uncertainties plaguing the European and Chinese markets in particular, a new report has revealed that 28.4GW of solar PV capacity was installed in 2012, bringing total global capacity to 89.5GW in the 23 countries in … Continue reading

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Masdar Launches Shams 1, The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant (100MW) In Operation built at a cost of $600mm USD

100-megawatt power plant is a major milestone for renewable energy in the Middle East Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world is located in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, the 100-megawatt, grid … Continue reading

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