ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and water desalination plants in 13 countries and the lead shareholder in the Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, has begun the construction of the 100MW Redstone project following the achievement of financial close
Renewables
Middle East Energy: Is green hydrogen the missing piece of the renewables puzzle?
Hosting a session at Middle East Energy 2021 discussing the adoption of green hydrogen, Andre Roscoe, editor of Energy and Utilities at Informa Markets, noted that green hydrogen is generating a lot of excitement within the energy industry with governments, utilities, international partners and more, seriously considering developing green hydrogen projects in the future
Clyde & Co advises Solar Group on East Africa joint venture
Global law firm Clyde & Co has advised Commercial & Industrial (C&I) solar company, on the sale of a 50% stake in its East African operations to Starsight Energy, a West African C&I energy as a service provider
Maire Tecnimont Group begins work on power-to-fertilser plant in Kenya
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. has announced that its subsidiaries MET Development, Stamicarbon and NextChem have started work on a renewable power–to-fertiliser plant in Kenya
Lekela appoints DNV to study potential for grid-scale battery storage system in Senegal
Lekela has appointed DNV, an independent expert in assurance and risk management, as a contractor to perform a feasibility study for West Africa’s largest grid-scale battery electric storage system (BESS)