January, 2022

• 17 January

  EcoWaste to feature 35 local, int’l companies

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The eighth edition of EcoWaste 2022 Exhibition and Forum kicks off on Monday under the slogan “exploring future opportunities for waste management to achieve a circular economy”. EcoWaste 2022 will be held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and organised with the strategic partnership of the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer). The exhibition ...

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• 17 January

  Dewa ups capacity of MBR Solar project to 330MW

  

    Dubai / WAM The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts (MW) to 330MW, announced Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). This results from using the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis ...

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• 17 January

  Abu Dhabi, Korea host roundtable to expand hydrogen cooperation

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Korea International Trade Association (Kita), organised a Business Roundtable between Emirati and Korean businesses operating in the renewable energy and green hydrogen sectors, in line with the ongoing Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022. The business roundtable witnessed the attendance of Honorable Moon Jae-in, President ...

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• 17 January

  Dewa increases MBR Solar Park V production capacity to 330MW

  

    Dubai / WAM The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts (MW) to 330MW, announced Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). This results from using the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis ...

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• 17 January

  Breakbulk Middle East to promote women’s participation in industry

  

    Dubai / WAM Breakbulk Middle East (BBME), the region’s largest breakbulk and project cargo event, will host the ‘Women in Breakbulk Breakfast, as part of its commitment to increase the female participation. The forum will feature top female executives, who will discuss ways to overcome challenges they face in the sector. They will also offer insights and tips to ...

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• 17 January

  EcoWaste 2022 features 35 local, int’l companies

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The eighth edition of EcoWaste 2022 Exhibition and Forum kicks off on Monday under the slogan “exploring future opportunities for waste management to achieve a circular economy”. EcoWaste 2022 will be held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and organised with the strategic partnership of the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer). The exhibition ...

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• 17 January

  Djibouti marks National Day at Expo 2020

    DUBAI / WAM Djibouti celebrated its National Day at Expo 2020 with a visit from Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed and a performance by a Djiboutian folk group, including a series of traditional dances and folk songs, reflecting both Bedouin and city life. The Prime Minister was welcomed by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and ...

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• 17 January

  Malaysia showcases latest trends in healthcare at Expo 2020

  

    Dubai / Gulf Time Malaysia Healthcare, led by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), continues to pave the way as a leading healthcare travel industry provider during Expo 2020 Dubai. The Malaysian Pavilion was host to fruitful and productive B2B discussions between Malaysian players such as Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, TMC Fertility and Women’s Specialists Centre, and healthcare representatives ...

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• 17 January

  Russia rejects IEA charge it’s to blame for Europe gas crunch

  

    Bloomberg Russia has nothing to do with the energy crisis in Europe, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, rejecting allegations from the International Energy Agency this week that it’s holding back supplies and driving up prices of natural gas. “Neither Russia nor our main exporter Gazprom have anything to do with this,” Novak told state television, according to the ...

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• 17 January

  S Africa’s Eskom takes two atomic units offline

  

    Bloomberg Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which supplies almost all of South Africa’s power, will take two of the continent’s largest generating units offline this year for maintenance, increasing the risk of power cuts after the nation had record outages in 2021. The extended unavailability of the units with capacity of 920 megawatts each due to the “planned long outages ...

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