Energy

The conversion to combined cycle will boost capacity without the need for extra fuel intake. (Image source: Rob/Flickr)

Orascom Construction has agreed to undertake a US$420mn contract to convert existing simple power plants to combined cycle power plants

The electricity linkage project targets to exchange around 3,000MW of electricity between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. (Image source: Ian Muttoo/Flickr)

Egypt has announced that Kuwait has agreed to loan the North African country around US$100mn to fund the electricity linkage project between Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Bahrain is the third lowest in household rates for electricity and water among the six GCC countries. (Image source: Rory/Flickr)

Bahrain has approved the removal of subsidies for electricity and water in March this year, which will eventually see prices double for expats and large companies in the industrial sector

The sand can store solar energy up to 1000?C, making it a more efficient material as it can absorb energy at such high temperatures. (Image source: Abdulaziz AlHabib/sxc.hu)

Researchers working at Masdar Institute have discovered that the UAE?s desert sand can be used in concentrated solar power facilities to store solar energy, making it a viable and cost effective alternative to the current materials being used