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The Middle East and Africa are likely to become a hotspot for sustainable energy –
but increased
regulation and targeted investments are crucial
- Energy transition progress in the Middle East and Africa scored 26% on the Readiness Index
- Green hydrogen seen as key industry to accelerate energy transition
Siemens Energy and global management consultancy Roland Berger launched on Thursday the
Energy Transition Readiness Index for the Middle East and Africa region. Responses from around
400 energy industry experts, who attended the MEA Energy Week conference last month, indicate
that the region is well positioned to become a major future supplier of sustainable energy to global
markets but will require stabilizing regulations, significant investments, and a substantial increase
in collaboration to realize its potential.
- Brings over 20 years of energy experience to the role
- An excellent addition to the Middle East management team
Siemens Energy, a world leading energy technology company, announces the appointment of
Layla El Hares as the Managing Director of Egypt, effective February 1, 2022.
- The facility localizes the energy value chain in Saudi Arabia,
under one roof
- The expansion enables
Siemens Energy (SE) to increase
local content and personnel
- The facility is now the largest of its kind in the Middle East and Africa
Siemens Energy
completed the expansion
of its hub in Dammam,
increasing its local
capabilities in the energy industry, in line with the
Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The facility, which now covers significant parts of the energy value chain, is the largest of
its kind in the region and is ready to support neighboring countries.
- Siemens Energy technology
to support region’s largest waste-to-energy power plant
- Power plant will reduce municipal waste in landfills and provide renewable energy
Siemens Energy has been selected by Hitachi
Zosen Inova to provide power equipment for the Dubai Waste Management
Center waste-to-energy plant (wte), in the UAE, which will be the largest in
the Middle East region when it is completed in 2024.
- Exploring hydrogen
production, storage, transportation, and trading
- Supporting renewable energy expansion
- Facilitating knowledge transfer and industrial
development
Siemens Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding
with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company to jointly develop hydrogen-based
industry in Egypt with export capability.
- Project developed in
collaboration with DEWA, Expo 2020 Dubai
- Operational experience from the
project will be invaluable
- Operational data from green
hydrogen electrolysis to be displayed at Expo 2020
- Advances the sustainable energy
industry in the region
Siemens Energy, in collaboration with
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Expo 2020 Dubai, has
inaugurated the first industrial scale, solar-driven green hydrogen facility in
the Middle East and North Africa. Located at DEWA’s Outdoor Testing Facility of
the Research and Development (R&D) Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, this trailblazing Green Hydrogen Project serves as
a major milestone in the advancement of the sustainable energy industry in the
region.
- Advancing the global energy transition based on renewable energy
- Supporting sustainable development goals and climate action
Siemens Energy and the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at
advancing the global energy transition based on renewable energy, in support of
sustainable development goals and climate action.
- New project to transmit power to 700,000 citizens
- 400-kV station to be the largest in Northern Iraq
Siemens Energy and the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq signed a contract to construct
Iraq’s West Mosul 400-kilovolt (kV) super grid station, which will provide reliable and efficient
power supply to around 700,000 Iraqi citizens in northern Iraq, particularly the Nineveh province.
- New combined cycle power plant
will have a generation capacity of 390 megawatt (MW)
- Supports the region’s vision of
clean, high-quality, and affordable energy
- SGT5-4000F will be first
F-class turbine in Sub-Saharan Africa
Siemens Energy
has signed an agreement with Spanish EPC contractor TSK to provide the
company’s highly efficient energy technology and services to Atinkou (formerly
known as Ciprel V), a new combined cycle power plant to be built in
Jacqueville, Côte d'Ivoire. Owned by ATINKOU S.A., a subsidiary of Eranove, the
power plant will have an installed capacity of 390 MW in combined cycle and
introduces the first F-class gas turbine in the Sub-Saharan Africa. The plant
is scheduled to begin operations in late 2022.
- Siemens Energy, a world leading energy technology company, announces the appointment of Nadja
Haakansson as Managing Director for Africa, effective April 1, 2021.
Siemens Energy has a rich heritage in Africa, stretching back over 160 years, and has played a
significant part in pioneering sustainable and economic developments in numerous African
countries.