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Energy, Oil & Gas

Intersolar Middle East to spotlight solar, storage and energy transition

Intersolar Middle East 2026 will bring together solar and renewable energy industry leaders in Dubai next month, with the three-day conference focusing on the region's accelerating energy transition, energy security and the growing role of solar power and energy storage....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Solar, micro-hydro solutions drive rural energy access across Latin America

Despite nearly 98 per cent electrification, Latin America still faces rural energy access gaps, particularly in the Amazon and Andean regions. Decentralised renewable energy solutions, including solar and micro-hydropower, are emerging as key tools to expand access and support remote communities....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Sokoyo completes QatarEnergy lighting units installation work

Sokoyo, a top Chinese manufacturer of solar street lights, has announced that it has completed the lighting units installation work for QatarEnergy at its Ras Laffan and Masaieed solar project facilities. The power project is being developed by Samsung C&T Corp. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Green Energy selects Midsummer for major off-grid solar project

Swedish solar company Midsummer has secured its largest-ever order, supplying 667 kW of lightweight BOLD solar panels for an off-grid project developed with Denmark's Green Energy Group, with delivery and installation scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Morocco secures $265m World Bank funding for hydropower storage

The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $265 million loan to support Morocco’s Ifahsa Pumped Hydropower Storage Project, a major clean energy initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s electricity grid and expanding renewable energy integration....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Malaysia to surpass 2040 renewable energy target by 2031

Malaysia is expected to surpass its 2040 National Energy Policy renewable energy target of 18.43GW by 2031, supported by large-scale solar projects, strong policies, financing access, and improved grid and storage capabilities, says GlobalData....

Energy, Oil & Gas

China solar capacity up 26.2pc by April

China’s installed power-generation capacity rose 14.2 per cent year-on-year to 3.99 billion kW by April-end, led by strong renewable growth, with solar capacity jumping 26.2 per cent to 1.25 billion kW and wind power increasing 22 per cent to 660 million kW....

Energy, Oil & Gas

O-Green marks financial close of 93MW Sohar solar project

O-Green Company marked financial close on Oman’s largest industrial solar project, a 93 MW plant in Sohar, supporting over 200 facilities, with 60 per cent completion and commercial operation expected in September 2026....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Nama, O-Green launch 2.7 GW renewables project in Oman

Nama Power and Water Procurement and O-Green signed a Power Purchase Agreement for Oman’s 2.7GW Continuous Renewable Energy Project in Mahout and Duqm, combining solar, wind and battery storage to deliver reliable round-the-clock clean electricity....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Tarshid signs solar agreement with Talco

Tarshid, the Saudi Arabia national energy services company, has signed an agreement with Al Taiseer Group Talco Industrial Company to study the development of a solar photovoltaic system for Talco’s Riyadh facilities to support clean, sustainable energy supply....

Energy, Oil & Gas

Global 2025 energy demand led by solar, gas: IEA report

Global energy demand growth slowed in 2025, while electricity use rose faster. Solar PV led supply growth for the first time, followed by natural gas, which accounted for 17 per cent mainly in power generation, according to a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Acwa Power launches commercial operations at 501MWh Uzbek BESS project

Saudi-based Acwa Power, the world's largest private water desalination company and a leader in energy transition, has announced the launch of full commercial operations at its 501MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) linked to its Riverside Solar project at Tashkent in Uzbekistan. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies to supply 1 GW solar for Google Texas data centres

TotalEnergies has signed two 15-year PPAs to supply 1 GW of solar power—around 28 TWh—to Google’s Texas data centres. The electricity will come from TotalEnergies’ Wichita (805 MW) and Mustang Creek (195 MW) solar sites, with construction starting in Q2 2026. ...

Energy, Oil & Gas

Sepco3 starts work on 1.5GW Abu Dhabi solar project

Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation No. 3 (Sepco3) has announced that work has begun on the 1.5GW Khazna Solar PV Project in Abu Dhabi. The scope of work includes completion of 9.6 million cu m earthwork as well as development of 369,000 PV support piles and 2.8 million PV modules. ...

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