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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has completed 84.52 percent of the 829 megawatts (MW) 4th phase of the H-Station power plant in Al Aweer with investments totalling AED1.1 billion. This phase will increase the station’s total capacity to 2,825MW under climate conditions of up to 50 degrees Celsius. The project is expected to be operational by ...

DUBAI / WAM Global Village announced that its gates will re-open to the world on Tuesday, October 26, to operate over 167 days until April 10, 2022. Interested parties can register now as final touches are made to the Season 26 master plan. Prospective partners for kiosks and food carts have until 1st August 2021, to submit their concepts and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic), a leading regional multi-line insurance provider for both corporate and individual customers, has partnered with Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) to provide health insurance plans for registered investors and entities. The agreement was signed by Alya Al Tamimi, Vice President – Branches and Direct Sales of Adnic and Ali AlSuwaidi, Director-General ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Media Regulatory Office of the Ministry of Culture and Youth on Wednesday announced a decision to resume the distribution of newspapers and magazines across the UAE’s public places, provided it is done in full compliance with precautionary and preventative measures regarding Covid-19. The decision follows a series of meetings held by the office with major ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s international offices recently organised a webinar in cooperation with UAE homegrown marketplace on-demand delivery app InstaShop, which identified new business opportunities opening up within the UAE’s food e-commerce sector that companies in emerging markets can capitalise on. The webinar, titled Food E-commerce Awareness Webinar, attracted 84 participants from 33 countries, representing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) has won a tender to build a $174 million utility-scale solar project in Armenia. The Armenian Government had implemented an international tender following Masdar’s initial offer of $0,0299/kWh in December 2019. After a competitive process, Masdar submitted a final price of $0,0290/kWh. The 200-megawatt (MW) plant will be located in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, has updated the home quarantine guidelines for those in contact with a positive case, to protect the health and safety of all community members. Those vaccinated must quarantine for seven days and take a PCR test on day 6. If the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will sell nine narrow and wide body aircraft with a total market value of approximately $500 million. The agreements to sell aircraft were signed by its leasing division DAE Capital, and sales are all expected to close in 2021, the company said on Tuesday. Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE, commented, “The ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM World Future Energy Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, has signed key stakeholder agreements with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Bee’ah and EDF Renewables. The event, which provides a platform to showcase clean energy and sustainable projects, initiatives and developments for the Middle East — will be held in Abu Dhabi’s National Exhibition Centre ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received on Tuesday Heidi Venamore, Australian Ambassador to the UAE, and the accompanying delegation. The meeting, which took place at the Ministry of Defense, was also attended by Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and a number of its senior ...