The UAE’s renewable energy capacity surged more than 63-fold, from 129 megawatts in 2015 to over 8.2 gigawatts in 2025, with clean energy accounting for 32.4% of electricity generation, said Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure....
Energy sector resilience has exceeded expectations, with 64% of energy insiders see greater resilience despite disruption, while 85% consider the energy sector a more attractive investment than five years ago. The Middle East is also emerging as a key growth market, according to Adipec ’s Global Energy Report 2026: Power Shift....
UAE oil major Enoc Group has recorded over AED478 million ($130 million) in cumulative savings through energy and resource management (E&RM) initiatives since 2014, alongside a 21.7% improvement in energy efficiency and a 11.5% cut in greenhouse gas emissions intensity, said a top official. ...
Structural strengths will support the resilience of the UAE’s non-oil economy to the US-Iran war, but a persistent period of regional insecurity will call into question logistical advantages and perceptions of the country as a commercial and financial centre and tourism destination, according to Fitch Ratings. ...
Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has opened registration for its fourth-quarter 2026 Clean Energy Certificate (CEC) auction, offering businesses across the UAE a commercial mechanism to reduce emissions and support their sustainability goals....
Robo.ai has announced that its controlled subsidiary, Abu Dhabi-based industrial group ALIF Holding, has presented an integrated oil spill response system concept under its proposed ALIF Maritec venture, targeting ports, oil and gas terminals, offshore facilities, shipyards and coastal industrial sites....
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on electricity grid interconnection, power trading and rail connectivity, while exploring technical, economic and environmental studies and expanding regional energy links....
Dana Gas and British advanced materials company Levidian have commissioned the first LOOP 20 unit at the Sharjah Graphene Park, marking the start of commercial graphene production in the UAE emirate....
The UAE has strengthened its role in global industrial decarbonisation efforts after EMSTEEL Group, one of the region’s largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers, was reappointed as Co-Chair of the Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation (AFID) for a second term....
Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) Power Transmission & Distribution business has secured multiple EPC orders across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and India. Projects include 380 kV transmission and substations in Saudi Arabia, 132/11 kV substations in the UAE, and transmission lines and substations in Visakhapatnam, India....
UAE-based real assets investor and developer ROX Capital Group has launched the ROX Gulf Energy Storage Platform, targeting utility-scale and commercial energy storage projects in the UAE and Oman while exploring opportunities for regional assembly and manufacturing....
UAE has signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to cooperate on the Central Asia–South Asia railway project....
Schneider Electric has concluded its Innovation Summit Middle East & Africa in Abu Dhabi, highlighting energy intelligence as a key phase of the energy transition as artificial intelligence, electrification and industrial expansion reshape regional energy demand....
Lamprell, a leading provider of contracting services to the energy sector, has announced that it has been signed up as part of a consortium with Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for a major offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation project in UAE. ...
The UAE participated in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 70th General Conference in Vienna, reaffirming its commitment to the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy. The delegation was led by FANR Director-General Hamad Al Kaabi, marking 50 years of UAE-IAEA membership....
The UAE and Germany have strengthened their strategic economic partnership with a series of agreements spanning energy, industry, renewable power and advanced technology, with the deals potentially enabling more than €5 billion ($5.8 billion) in investment....
The UAE and Mongolia have signed an MoU to expand cooperation in renewable energy and green hydrogen, including expertise sharing, skills development and potential projects. A joint working group will identify priorities, assess opportunities and support clean energy infrastructure development....
Mantle8, a natural hydrogen exploration company, has appointed Jean-Valery Garcia as Regional Director for the Middle East and opened its regional headquarters in Dubai, UAE....
Three UAE-backed solar power plants have been inaugurated in Comoros, marking a step toward strengthening the island nation’s electricity infrastructure, reducing dependence on imported diesel and expanding access to renewable energy....
The UAE’s battery energy storage market is projected to reach $3.25 billion by 2030, growing at a 41.2 per cent CAGR from 2025, according to Trinasolar, underscoring the country’s position as one of the region’s fastest-growing storage markets....
