Browsing: Middle east

Central Asia’s energy transition faces a structural paradox. The region holds vast renewable potential but remains heavily anchored to fossil fuel export revenues, leaving low-carbon strategies largely confined to policy discussions rather than deployment.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has intensified engagement with international research and hydrogen policy organizations, signaling a move from long-term target setting toward managing execution and system level risks.

Over the past decade, Oman has significantly reduced the risks associated with unmanaged waste, investing in modern landfills, structured collection systems, and public awareness campaigns. Yet disposal metrics tell only part of the story.

Uzbekistan has taken a significant step toward modernizing its power sector with the commercial start of a 501-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system at ACWA Power’s Riverside Solar project, according to a filing on the Saudi stock exchange.

Kazakhstan’s pitch to deepen energy ties with Germany comes as Europe continues to recalibrate its supply chains under tighter climate and security constraints.

As hydrogen projects face rising costs and a growing list of cancellations globally, new data from DNV’s Oil and Gas Decarbonisation in the Gulf Region report underscores why the technology remains strategically central in the Middle East.

Wärtsilä and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding aimed at addressing structural barriers to sustainable maritime operations across the UAE and potentially the wider GCC.

ACWA Power’s Innovation Days 2026 in Riyadh resulted in 27 strategic partnership agreements with international universities, technology suppliers, and research institutions, signaling a deliberate effort to systematize technology development rather than rely solely on incremental improvements within existing assets.

ACWA Power’s memorandum of understanding with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg, Rostock Port, and VNG outlines a proposed green ammonia supply corridor from Saudi Arabia to northern Germany, positioning ammonia cracking as a gateway for large-scale hydrogen imports into Europe’s core gas network.

Saudi Arabia is accelerating its push into the global hydrogen economy with the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project, where Topsoe has been selected as the ammonia technology licensor.