Morocco?s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Noor 1 ? first phase of what will become the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world ? near the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate
Energy
GE and Iraq sign pact to build power projects ahead of summer
GE has signed a ?Power Up Plan? with the Iraq?s Ministry of Electricity for critical electricity generation and maintenance projects throughout the country
MENA set to tender 4 GW solar projects in 2016
The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) has predicted that the MENA region will tender as much as 4 GW of solar energy projects in 2016
Yokogawa to provide thermal power and desalination plants in Qatar
Yokogawa Electric Korea (YEK) and Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation (YSS) ? subsidiaries of Yokogawa Electric Corporation (YEC) ? have received orders to provide control systems for thermal power and desalination plants to be constructed for Qatar?s Umm Al Houl Power
New solar plant to power irrigation in Saudi Arabia
First Solar and Al Watania Agriculture Company have announced completion of a pilot project to evaluate the use of solar electricity for sustainable power irrigation at a large farm in Saudi Arabia