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Bahra Cables wins Saudi Electricity contract,SEE p4

ABB strikes Oman grid reliability deal,SEE p8

Enpark and Solar Middle East join forces,SEE p18

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Power NewsThe latest developments from the region’s power industry.

Exhibition NewsExhibitor news and company profiles.

NuclearJordan pushes ahead with nuclear plans

Carbon CaptureKeeping carbon under control.

SolarAn analysis of the region’s current solar revolution and the latest solar news.

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The continued surge in powerdemand will require SaudiArabia to invest overUS$133bn (SR500bn) duringthe next decade, SaudiArabia’s water and electricityminister, Abdullah Al-Hussayen, said recently.

“There is a need for projectsover the next 10 years withinvestments that exceedSR500bn,” he said.

Power consumption duringthe first half of 2012 rose bynine per cent year-on-year,according to Al-Hussayen andpeak demand during thesummer rose by seven percent, the equivalent of anadditional 3,500MW.

Saudi Arabia’s deputyelectricity minister statedearlier this year that the levelof investment needed inpower projects over the nextdecade would need to berevised from US$80bn toUS$106bn.

Saudi Arabia plans toreduce its reliance on oil andgas and generate a propor-tion of its electricity fromsolar and nuclear plants aswell as considering wind,

waste and geothermalenergy. The countryannounced in May 2012 thatit was seeking US$109bn ofinvestment in renewables. Adecision on the Kingdom’s

future energy strategy isreportedly imminent.

Al-Hussayen said that theSaudi Arabian governmentwould focus on how “to meetgrowing demand for moreefficient use and sustainablewater and power.”

Business MonitorInternational’s recent SaudiPower Report for the fourthquarter of 2012 said that, inthe short-term at least, SaudiArabia’s power sector wouldremain among the GCC’s mostdynamic and healthy. Thereport put this down topositive economic anddemographic dynamics aswell as sector-specificdevelopments.

The Kingdom’s NinthDevelopment Plan (2010-2014)proposed raising generatingcapacity by 20.4GW by 2014,with Saudi Arabia injectingUS$80bn to expand variouspower projects.

Saudi Arabia needs to invest US$133bn in power

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Power cable specialist, BahraCables Co, has signed aUS$106mn (SR400mn)contract with Saudi ElectricityCo. for the supply of low andmedium voltage cables. Thecompany’s CEO, Engineer TalalIdriss, said that the recentopening of the company’splant for the production ofPVC had enabled thecompany to supply cables ofthe highest quality. The planthas an annual capacity ofmore than 36,000 tons.

“In view of the highdemand for our products, weexpanded our production ofpower cables to meet theneeds of large companiesboth locally and internation-ally,” said Idriss. “Ourproducts meet the highestinternational standards and

this is documented byvarious accreditation certifi-cates for its production ofpower cables.”

Bahra Cables, an affiliate ofConstruction ProductsHolding Company (CPC), hasattained ISO 9001: 2008 for itscollection of medium andhigh voltage cables up to 132kV. According to Idriss, thecompany was also the firstSaudi cable manufacturer toattain ISO 14001: 2004 andOHSAS 18001:2007.

Bahra Cables, which wasfounded in 2008, has suppliedproducts for use in many keyprojects both in the MiddleEast and in Africa. Major SaudiArabian projects the companyis involved in include: MetroAl-Mashaer in Makkah, KingAbdulaziz Airport in Jeddah,the expansion of the HolyMosque in Makkah, Princess

Nora Bint AbdulrahmanUniversity for Girls in Riyadh,King Saud University and KingAbdullah University of Science

and Technology (Kaust).Bahra Cables’ power cables

plant covers an area of300,000 sqm.

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IDC Energy Insights hasrevealed its top 10 predic-tions for the Europe, MiddleEast and Africa (EMEA)utilities industry during arecent complimentary webconference. Attended live byover 100 utilities and vendors,the web conferencehighlighted key trends anddevelopments that will affectEMEA utilities' business andtechnology investmentdecisions in 2013 and beyond.

IDC Energy Insights predic-tions for the next 2013 weredeveloped by carefullyconsidering the major worldevents of 2012. The session,which featured analystsRoberta Bigliani, Gaia Gallotti,Luiza Semernya, DaniellaMuallem, Milan Kalal and PetrStabrawa, addressed the keybusiness and technologyopportunities that utilitiesshould be considering within

a fast-evolving marketplace.Electricity, gas and watersmart network management,smart metering, customerengagement, smart integra-tion of distributed generation,storage and electric vehiclesand energy managementwere among the topicsdiscussed.

IDC Energy Insights' Top 10Predictions for the EMEAutilities industry for 2013 andbeyond are:• Flexibility will be the ‘new

normal’ for smart gridsimplementation

• Regulatory procrastinationswill hold back the electricitysmart metering market

• Smart grid communicationapproaches will continue tobe heterogeneous

• Consumer engagement willbe vital

• Smart water spending willbegin in 2013

• Public funding will back‘smart cities’

• CIOs will need resources totransform operations

• Boosted by apps, increasedmobile activities will hitutilities

• Utilities will embraceanalytics to make sense oftheir ‘big data’

• EMEA Utilities IT spendingwill hit US$17.5bn in 2013"Utilities are under pressure

across the EMEA region,” saidRoberta Bigliani, head ofEMEA, IDC Energy Insights.“Economic downturn in manyEuropean countries, moredifficult conditions on capitaland borrowing markets, andmost importantly uncertaintyabout medium and long termreturn on investments areslowing down the smartenergy transition.

“Nevertheless, renewablesources and distributed

generation continue todevelop, as well as investmentin grids. We expect for instancethat IT spend on networkautomation and control inEMEA will grow about eightper cent in 2013.

"Flexibility will be the newnormal for utilities and smarttechnologies are the corner-stone of the transformationacross the entire value chain.Utilities will invest inanalytics, mobility and cybersecurity. CIOs will consideralternative sourcing modelsto enable business agility andreduce IT investments.Different IT skill sets will beneeded. Lack of a clearleadership and governance inthe integration OT/IT couldundermine innovation."

For more information go to:http://bit.ly/EI_Predictions2013_EMEAUtilities.

IDC Energy Insights reveals top 10 predictions for region’s utilities industry

The Shams 1 solar project inAbu Dhabi, which covers anarea of 2.5 sq km, is the firstlarge-scale solar project inthe UAE and the largestplant of its kind in theMiddle East region.

The concentrated solarproject will generate 100MWat full capacity, enough topower 20,000 homes and theproject exemplifies theMiddle East’s increasingwillingness to embrace solarenergy.

“We truly believe solar willbe a major contributor tomeeting our own require-ments,” said Sultan AhmedAl-Jaber, the UAE’s specialenvoy for energy and climatechange and the chiefexecutive officer of govern-ment-funded Masdar, the

majority investor in the solarproject.

“We are not like manyother countries today thathave a desperate need forcomplimentary sources of

power. We are looking at itfrom a strategic point of view.We want to become atechnology player, ratherthan an energy player.”

Abu Dhabi plans to

generate seven per cent of itselectricity from renewables by2020 while Saudi Arabia hasset a 10 per cent target by2020 and Kuwait isattempting to reach 15 percent by 2030. Saudi Arabiahas announced ambitiousplans to generate a solarenergy capacity of 41,000MWby 2032.

Booz & Company principal,Tarek El Sayed, highlightedthat while many of therenewable energy projectswithin the MENA region arecurrently lacking requiredfunding, the region may stillwitness a renewable energyboom. He added that keycountries driving this boomwill include Saudi Arabia andthe UAE as well as Libya andEgypt, among others.

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Jubaili Bros, a member ofJubaili Group Holdings,celebrated 10 years of businessin Afghanistan in 2012.

Initially opening a small basein Kabul in 2002, the companyhas now expanded to includefive further branches inKandahar, Herat, Mazar Shariff,Jalalabad and Kunduz.

Maher Jubaili, managingdirector of Jubaili Bros, said, “It'sbeen an amazing 10 years andthrough our experienced 'on-the-ground' team, Jubaili Brosis able to offer true solutions tothe region's rower needs.”

Supplied across the MiddleEast, Africa and Asia, thecompany’s gas and diesel

generating sets range up to2,200 KVA and are powered byengines from Perkins andLister Petter and featurealternators from Leroy-Somerand Stamford.

The company also designsand installs power plantswhich can be used asstandalone applications or inparallel with utility companiesto serve residential andcommercial sectors.

Jubaili Bros’s Power for Rentdepartment leases generatorsat competitive prices andoffers 24-hour back-upservices. It also stocks mobilelight towers, spare parts andaccessories, control panels, ATSand synchronising systems,load banks and fuel tanks.

Jubaili Bros celebrates 10 years inAfghanistan

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Achieving record sales ofUS$1.3bn for 2011, Ducabannounced in 2012 that it hadbeen awarded ‘Superbrand’status by the internationalSuperbrands organisation forthe fourth consecutive year.

Out of 1,341 companiesshortlisted, Ducab was one ofthe 54 to be awarded‘Superbrand’ status, an awardfor consumer and retailmarketing excellence.

Ashish Chaturvedy,marketing manager of Ducab,said, “We are absolutelydelighted to receive thisrecognition for the fourthtime. The consistency withwhich the Ducab brand is

growing is a testament to thededication of our team, towhom I wish to dedicate thisaward. Ducab’s success isbased on a continuouscommitment to the higheststandards of quality, rigoroustesting and safety compli-ance, and locally producingcables, wires and high-gradecopper products.”

Established in 1979 by theDubai government and BICCCables, the Dubai CableCompany (Pvt) Ltd (Ducab)offers a range of cables up to400kV for the energy industry.

The company’s products arecurrently sold in more than 40countries worldwide, includingthe Middle East, Europe, Africa,and the Far East.

Ducab awarded fourthconsecutive ‘Superbrand’

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Cummins GeneratorTechnologies confirmed thedevelopment of its CorePlusMotor Generator for commer-cial vehicle applications inSeptember 2012.

The Cummins CorePlusMotor Generator is availablewith power, torque andperformance characteristicsand is suitable for hybridsystems, electric vehicledesigns, range extendersolutions and electrical powergeneration in vehicles. Thetechnology can also be used inconsumer marine andstandalone generating setapplications.

“The class leading perform-

ance of the Cummins CorePlusMotor Generator has a typicalpeak power of 90 kW andefficiencies greater than 95per cent,” said VikrantAggarwal, executive directorof Cummins GeneratorTechnologies. “The electricmachine is complemented bypower electronics withCummins’s embedded controlalgorithms to further extendperformance and capability.Alternate power and perform-ance nodes can be developedcost-effectively to meetspecific customer needs.”

Cummins GeneratorTechnologies manufactures ACgenerators from 0.6 to 20,000kVA under the Markon,Stamford and AvK brands.

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Leviton announced that itwas experiencing tremendousgrowth in sales of lightingcontrol solutions across theMiddle East in 2012.

This growth, which hasbeen attributed partly toheightened awareness ofgreen solutions in the region,follows the company’spurchase of UK lightingcompany Quantran SystemsLimited in 2011.

Leviton provides electricalwiring devices, network anddata centre connectivitysolutions and lighting energymanagement systems toresidential, commercial andindustrial buildings.

With more than a century

of experience, Leviton helpscustomers create sustain-able, intelligent environ-ments. From switches andreceptacles to daylightharvesting controls,networking systems, andequipment for chargingelectric vehicles, Levitonsolutions help customersachieve savings in energy,time and cost, all whileenhancing safety.

Through investment inresearch and development,manufacturing, distribution,human capital and training,Leviton is well positioned torespond to the needs of achanging marketplace. Thecompany employs more than7,000 people and its productsare sold across 80 countries.

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OMICRON Electronics GmbHhas introduced a new range oftest systems for cables andoverhead lines.

The company said that inorder to detect and rectifyproblems and thereforeguarantee a reliable powersupply, cables and overheadlines need to be checked on aregular basis.

OMICRON offers various testsystems and diagnosticsolutions to the electricalpower industry, including theMPD 600, a partial dischargemeasurement for cables, whichmeasures and analyses partialdischarges reliably andprecisely. If partial dischargeoccurs, the MPD 600 can locatethe fault to within one metre.

Meanwhile, the CPC 100 and

CP CU1 solutions measure theline impedance of cables andoverhead lines, with valuessuch as positive-sequenceimpedance, zero-sequenceimpedance and k-factorsavailable in less than two hours.

Customer support is providedby offices in North America,Europe, South and East Asia andthe Middle East, together with aworldwide network of distribu-tors and representativesserving more than 140countries. The company alsooffers consulting, commis-sioning and training services.

OMICRON offers innovative cable andoverhead line test systems

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El Sewedy Electric announcedthe signing of a US$56mn cablecontract in Iraq with theMinistry of Electricity/Al RusafaDirectorate for ElectricityDistribution in 2012. Under thecontract, which represented ElSewedy Electric’s first activity in

the country for a decade, thecompany agreed to supply Iraqwith its medium voltage cables.

Alongside cables andaccessories, Egypt-based ElSewedy Electric also focuses onelectrical products, energymeasurement and manage-ment, transformers, communi-cations, wind energy generation

and solar energy solutions.The company is now known

as a global leader in cablesmanufacturing and a leaderin Middle East and Africa forenergy solutions and itsrelated services. It is alsoplacing increasing emphasison the concept of energymanagement in order to

improve energy efficiencyand reduce energy use,thereby reducing costs.

The company has morethan 10,000 employeesworking in 30 productionfacilities located across 14countries, exporting itsproducts to more than 110countries worldwide.

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Atlas Copco’s announced inSeptember 2012 that it hadwon an order for threecentrifugal gas compressors toserve a natural gas-fuelledpower plant in Riyadh, SaudiArabia.Construction of the PP-12facility, which is expected tostart commercial operation by2014 and have a net output of2,175 MW, is a joint venturebetween Arabian BemcoContracting and Saudi ElectricCompany. The Atlas Copco

compressors will feed naturalgas into the turbines at apressure level of 33 bars in

order to produce electricity.The company’s range ofproducts and services also

include expanders, airtreatment systems, constructionand mining equipment, powertools, assembly systems, andrelated aftermarket and rental.Manufacturing products inmore than 20 countries, thecompany sells and rentsproducts under differentbrands through a worldwidenetwork which reaches morethan 170 countries.At the end of 2011, AtlasCopco reported that it had atotal of 37,500 employees andhad recorded revenues of!9bn (US$11.7bn).

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Following its launch in Qatar in2012, Al-Futtaim Auto &Machinery Company (FAMCO) islooking to develop its operationsin the country in 2013.

From its new base in Qatar,the company is now theexclusive distributor for Lindematerial handling equipment,Ingersoll Rand industrial aircompressors and Himoinsagenerators and lighting towers.Since its launch in the country,FAMCO has supplied Himoinsaproducts to leading construc-tion companies and Lindeforklifts to Qatar Duty Free.

Paul Floyd, managingdirector of FAMCO, said, “Whilethe Al-Futtaim Group hasexcellent historical business tiesin Qatar, we felt the time wasright for a dedicated operationin Qatar to service the country’srapidly growing construction

and logistics industry. “FAMCO is already known as

the leading supplier for construc-tion, logistics and industrialequipment in the UAE, Omanand Saudi Arabia, and with ourQatar branch we continue ourambition for becoming theMiddle East’s largest equipmentdistributor,” he added.

The company supplies andservices heavy vehicles andmachinery including trucks,buses, construction machinery,marine engines, air compres-sors, diesel generators andmaterial handling equipment.

FAMCO launches operations in Qatar

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Global manufacturing andtechnology company, Emerson,announced in 2012 that it wasinvesting US$33mn in theexpansion of its Middle East andAfrica headquarters in Jebel AliFree Zone, Dubai. With newdistribution and testing facili-ties, assembly areas and offices,the expanded campus willfurther benefit the company’scustomers in the region.

“The new building will help us

support employees, customersand end-users with product andtechnical training that mightpreviously have required traveloutside the Middle East,” said EdPurvis, executive vice-presidentof Emerson and globalbusiness leader of EmersonClimate Technologies.“Emerson is witnessing rapidgrowth in the region, and theestablishment of this state-of-the-art facility enhances ourability to provide full localsupport to our customers.”

Emerson has seen significantgrowth potential in the MiddleEast and Africa region, particu-larly for Emerson ClimateTechnologies, Emerson NetworkPower and Emerson ProcessManagement. In 2011,Emerson’s total sales in theMiddle East and Africa reachedUS$1.2bn, representing a signifi-cant growth from 2010.

Emerson invests US$33mnin Middle East and Africa HQ

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ABB, which purchasedtransformer insulationcompany Raman Boards in2007, announced in 2012 thatit won a contract worthUS$7mn from the MazoonElectricity Company toimprove grid reliability inOman. The company, whichdeals in power and automationtechnologies, was commis-sioned to supply a range ofcomponents including aNetwork Manager SCADAsystem and a number of RTUsto enhance the access andquality of electricity in Oman.

“This project is another stepin Mazoon’s development of itsinfrastructure in order toimprove transparency on its

network, which ultimatelyhelps the company provide acleaner, more reliable andsmarter service to its customers,”said Saeed Fahim, countrymanager for ABB in Oman. “Weare pleased to be able to workwith Mazoon again on this

project after a successful co-operation on phase I.”

Operating in approximately100 countries, ABB employs145,000 people and is comprisedof five different divisions,tailored to the customers andindustries it serves.

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ABB will supply a Network ManagerSCADA system and a number of RTUs

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With the world focusing increas-ingly on renewable energy,Polylux has introduced a range ofhigh-efficiency ECO transformers,offering a variety of economicaland technical advantages overstandard transformers.

Advantages of owning an ECOtransformer include lower heatgeneration, inrush current andnoise levels, along with a longerlifetime and ability to operate athigher ambient temperatures.

According to Polylux, basedon a typical value of 85 per centof load ratio over a 20-yearperiod, the price difference ofpurchasing an ECO transformerover a standard 100kVAtransformer would be recoveredin just over three years. At theend of their lifetime, the lossessaved by ECO transformers aresaid to be 170MWh, which isequivalent to 14.62 tonnes ofoil equivalent (toe), 58.97 toelower in emissions than astandard transformer.

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The completion of CumminsMiddle East FZE’s Dubai-basedHigh Horsepower MasterRebuild Centre in 2012marked the company’s contin-uing development in theregion. The new complex,comprising a workshop,warehouse and HQ office, isdedicated to rebuildingCummins high horsepower(HHP) engines of 19 litres orabove used for commercialmarine vessels, prime powergeneration and mining.

Advantages of the facilityinclude accessibility andconvenience for localcustomers, reducedequipment down time andavoidance of additionalexpenses such as labour,

materials, equipment, toolsand facilities. Cummins Inc isa corporation of businessunits that design, manufac-ture, distribute and serviceengines and relatedtechnologies, including fuelsystems, controls, air

handling, filtration, emissionsolutions and electricalpower generation systems.

The company’s presence inthe Middle East began in 1956and, by 2000, Cummins MiddleEast became its first wholly-owned distributor in the

region. The Cummins MiddleEast Regional DistributionOrganisation was also set up in2006 and is responsible for theUAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Yemen,Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon,Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Jordan pushes aheadwith nuclear plans

Jordan’s ambitions todevelop nuclear power in abid to cut its burgeoning

energy-related import bill –equating to over one fifth of itsGDP - and reduce its near totaldependence on fuel importswere given a further boostwhen a Jordanian-French jointventure reported it had nearlydoubled its projections foruranium reserves in thekingdom’s central region.

The existence of uraniumresources within Jordan’sborders has been known forsome time, but it is only inthe past five years thatserious efforts have beenmade to explore theircommercial viability. Theinitial impetus for theseexploration efforts were tosupply an eventual internalmarket but Jordan now hopesto sell its new found uraniuminternationally, with plans toestablish a mining operationin the central region.

The World NuclearAssociation (WNA) in a recentcountry briefing report onJordan estimated thekingdom’s countrywide “lowcost” uranium resources at140,000 tU plus another59,000 tU in phosphatedeposits. A feasibility studyon recovering uranium as aby-product of phosphateproduction is also under way.

The announcement by theJordan French UraniumMining Company (JFUMC), ajoint venture between JordanEnergy Resources Inc. (JERI, acommercial arm of JordanAtomic Energy Corporation[JAEC]) and French nuclearmajor Areva S.A., that it hadalmost doubled its uraniumore projections for the centralregion is being seen in Jordan

as an encouraging sign forthe economic feasibility ofuranium mining in thekingdom.

JFUMC, established inSeptember 2008 to explorefor uranium resources in thecentral region, reported it hadidentified over 20,000 tU asreserves in a 72 sq km area.The figure updates an earlierreport in December 2011 thatsome 12,300 tU of potentialreserves had been identifiedover an 18 sq km area withinthe joint venture’s 1,469 sqkm concession, JFUMCreported.

The increase is due toadditional exploration inareas adjacent to the originaldrilling site. JFUMC’s licencearea in central Jordanincludes the Swaqa, KhanAzzabib, Wadi Maghar andAttarat areas, where previouswork by Jordan’s NaturalResources Authority identifieda surface mineralisation and

estimated some 65,000 tUspread across three zones and60 sq km.

JAEC emphasised that theJFUMC findings are not thefinal number, and the resultsare being evaluated byAustralian mining consultantsCoffey Mining. Some reportssuggest the audit may revealthat the joint venture hasunderestimated the totalreserves in the central region.

JFUMC is now conductingtechnical and economicfeasibility studies on uraniummining and extraction,including the development ofan open pit mine. Arevaalready signed a uraniummining agreement with JERIback in February 2010, whichis understood to have giventhe French company exclusiveuranium mining rights incentral Jordan for 25 years.Areva has said it hopes tobegin uranium production by2015, but this could not be

confirmed with the Frenchcompany by press time.

Meanwhile, JERI announcedthe initial results of ongoingexploration in the Al Hasa andQatrana areas, about 80 kmsouth of Amman. Preliminaryestimates indicate some22,000 tU, JAEC reported. Theuranium is present in theQatrana phosphorites, wherethe uranium mineralisation isreported at 0.015-0.017 percent and would be a co-product with phosphates andvanadium, according to WNA.About 52mn tonnes ofphosphate is reported, butneither the phosphate nor theuranium is a JORC-compliantresource, WNA said. JERI iscalling for bids later this yearfrom major mining companiesto develop seven blocks ofthe deposit.

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Abyad area close to the SaudiArabian border, in April 2011,citing unsatisfactory initialexploration results. The grouphad signed a MoU with JAECin early 2009 to explore foruranium as well as forthorium and zirconium. JERIhas since taken over theexploration activities in thearea. JERI held talks earlierthis year with Australia’sAlliance Resources Ltd. andGippsland Ltd. on a uraniumexploration programme for a22,000 sq km in southernJordan. Alliance has sincepulled out of the talks. It isunclear if Gippsland is contin-uing the discussions withJordan

In a separate venture, ChinaNational Nuclear Corporation(CNNC) has explored foruranium at Hamra-Hausha inthe north of the kingdom,and at Wadi Baheyya in thesouth. Some uraniummineralisation is also reportedat Rweished near the Iraqborder in Jordan’s farnortheast.

Areva meanwhile, isstudying the feasibility ofrecovering uranium as a by-product of Jordan’sphosphate production. The

study, which began in 2008,aims to identify the besttechnologies for uraniumextraction from phosphoricacid produced by phosphaterock miner and fertilizerproducer, Jordan PhosphateMines Company (JPMC).JPMC’s main miningoperation is at Eshidiya insouthern Jordan.

But Jordan does not intendto enrich its own uranium tofuel its planned nuclearpower operations in the nearterm, JAEC Public AffairsSection Head, Inas Shatnawi,confirmed. She said thekingdom plans to useimported nuclear fuel, atleast in the early years ofnuclear power generation,while the uranium Jordanproduces would be soldinternationally, helping toprovide part of the fundingfor the nuclear power plant(NPP). Jordanian officials havesaid that for strategic andeconomic reasons Jordan’sgovernment cannot renounceits right to enrich its ownuranium for nuclear powerfuel.

The kingdom is a signatoryto the United Nations NuclearNon-proliferation Treaty. But

the US, among others, wantsJordan to emulate the UnitedArab Emirates (UAE), whichsecured final approval to go-ahead with the first two offour planned NPPs at Barakain July, and buy-in theenriched uranium for nuclearpower generation. The UAEhas signed deals not to enrichuranium itself or to reprocessspent fuel and has awardedfuel supply contracts to sixinternational companies,including Areva and Rio Tinto.

It is unlikely that Jordanwould enrich its own uraniumfor the planned NPP, said anindustry analyst. “There wouldbe much opposition to such amove. And there would bethe capital cost of setting upthe facilities to consider,coming hot on the heels ofbuilding the nuclear powerplant,” he said.

Jordan’s Committee forNuclear Strategy, establishedin 2007, set out a programmefor nuclear power to provide30 per cent of the kingdom’selectricity by 2030 andprovide for exports. Domesticelectricity demand isprojected to double by 2030from the present day, and isexpected to translate into a

total electricity generationcapacity need of 8,000MWeby 2030, according to WNA,and require more than15,000MWe of capacity by2040 up from 2,662MWe in2007, according to JAEC.Jordan envisages ultimatelybuilding three or four NPPs.

According to JAEC’sShatnawi, the kingdom aimsto have its first NPP inoperation sometime between2020 and 2025. The commis-sion last May announced thatit had short-listed two biddersto supply the technology forthe proposed plant, and aimsto award the contract inMarch or April of this year.

Areva, in a 50:50 jointventure with Japan’sMitsubishi Heavy Industriesnamed “Atmea”, is proposingthe Atmea-1 reactor, aGeneration 111+ plant with1,100MWe of powergenerating capacity, whichhas yet to built anywhere .Atomstroyexport, part ofRussia’s Rosatom, hasproposed its 1,100MWecapacity AES-92 reactor.Interestingly, in July Arevaand Rosatom signed a MoUfor studying opportunities ofstrengthening their mutuallybeneficial cooperation in thenuclear sector.

JAEC said the evaluation oftechnology suppliers tookinto account “the highestsafety requirements,including lessons learnedfrom Fukushima”.WorleyParsons worked withJAEC providing pre-precon-struction consultancy servicesunder a US$11.3mn contractawarded in 2009. Thatcontract ended last August.

JAEC and the twosuccessful bidders are nowworking to resolve certainoutstanding technical issues,including the completion ofthe site selection process.According to Shatnawi, a finalselection of the NPP site hasnot yet been made. However,attention is focused on a sitein the vicinity of Jordan’smain wastewater treatmentplant, Kherbat Al Samra, nearMajdal in Al Mafraq provincesome 40 km north of Amman.www.jaec.gov.jo

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The Emirates Nuclear EnergyCorporation (ENEC) will presentits licence application for theconstruction of its third andfourth nuclear reactors shortly.The approval process by theUAE Federal Authority forNuclear Regulation is expectedto take many months.

Approval for the constructionof Barakah Nuclear Power PlantUnits 1 and 2 was granted inJuly 2012, over 18 months afterthe licence application wasmade, but ENEC must apply toFANR for operating licences. Theadvanced pressurised waterreactors, the first of which iscurrently under construction inBarakah, western Abu Dhabi,will each be capable ofproducing 1,400MW ofelectricity. The reactors arebeing supplied by Korea Electric

Power Corporation (KEPCO).The UAE, which has pledged

to the International AtomicEnergy Agency not to enrichuranium or reprocess spentfuel, is currently devising anuclear waste strategy plan,with export being one optionunder consideration.

The UAE, which has signedagreements with Russia, the US,Australia, Canada, the UK,South Korea and France toshare technology, equipmentand nuclear material, has statedits desire to ensure 25 per centof its energy needs will be metby nuclear power by 2020.Burning natural gas currentlygenerates 80 per cent of theUAE’s power with theremainder coming from oil.

The international agreementswill enable the supply of

nuclear fuel and conversionand enrichment services toENEC’s four proposed reactorsand also allow the transfer ofnuclear technology andmaterial between the respec-tive countries. The 15-yearcontracts provide ENEC withsecure long-term supplies aswell as favourable pricing andcommercial terms. A statementfrom ENEC said it would returnto the market again in the nearfuture to further strengthen itssupply position.

A recent statement from

ENEC announced that theconstruction of Units 1 and 2was 22.75 per cent complete,meaning that the project wasrunning eight weeks ahead ofschedule.

“We are delighted to be ableto report such strong progresson the project,” said ENEC CEO,Mohamed Al Hammadi. “Ourpartner KEPCO has broughtworld-class expertise to thisproject, ensuring that we meetour goal of delivering the goldstandard of peaceful nuclearenergy development.”


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Belgium’s TractebelEngineering, a GDF Suezsubsidiary, is working withJAEC on the plant siting.

A site close to Aqabaoriginally was considered butthe seismic characteristics ofthe Al Samra site are seen asmuch better. Additionally,cooling water for the NPP willbe available via the treatmentof wastewater at the Al Samraplant. Work is underway on a

cooling system model basedon that at the Palo Verde NPPin Arizona, US.

JAEC said the final stage ofthe technology selection

process will be performed inparallel with the search for astrategic partner which wouldinvest in and operate the NPP.The commission has said it

would try and find a compat-ible “match” of technologysupplier and strategicoperator. The expectation isthat a utility company fromthe technology suppliercountry would team withJordan as the strategicpartner and investor.

Shatnawi confirmed thatthe commission expects toselect the strategicinvestor/operator by March orApril this year, but declined toname contenders.

Under JAEC’s proposal, it islikely that the NPP will beowned and operated under apublic-private partnership, withthe strategic investor providingup to half the funding to buildthe plant. According toShatnawi, the current idea is forthe strategic partner to havefull operational control of theNPP for say the first five years ofits operation, by which timeJordan will have developedlocal nuclear expertise. !

Installation of a Rosatom VVER-1200 reactor unit at Russia’s Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant

Building of a 5MW research and test nuclear reactor at the Jordan University of Science andTechnology at Al-Ramtha recently got under way. The reactor, which is being built by aconsortium comprising Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute and Daewoo, is slated to beoperational by 2015. JAEC said it will serve as a training ground for Jordanian nuclearengineers and physicists who will man the country’s planned NPP in the future.

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Turkey participates in Middle East Electricity Fairwith 98 companiesRepresentatives of Turkish Electro Technology export their

products globally, presenting the best solutions in terms of

quality, technology and innovation to more than 100 countries.

Keeping up with the latest technological developments and

investing in R&D and design, Turkish companies have placed

themselves at the forefront of the market in Europe when it

comes to the production of many electronic product lines.

Undertaking exports of US$11bn in 2012, TET has set the

target of increasing exports to US$45bn per year by 2023.

To attain this export goal within the next decade, the Turkish

Electro Technology Exporters’ Association ensures a high level

of representation of Turkish companies at international trade

fairs via the Turkish national participation act. With this goal in

mind, 45 Turkish companies will be represented under the act

by TET at Middle East Electricity 2013, in which global

representatives of the energy industry are set to exhibit their

products and services. Taking into account individually partici-

pating companies as well, the number of Turkish companies at

MEE 2013 will be as high as 98, making Turkey one of the

best represented countries at the exhibition.

The Turkish national participation act covers mostly

electricity production-distribution equipment companies and

cable manufacturers in addition to companies manufacturing

lighting equipment. The Turkish Electro Technology Exporters’

Association will also be present at Middle East Electricity

where it will have an information stand, which will inform

visitors about export activities in Turkey and the potential of

Turkish companies.

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At the show, Turkish companies will be looking to reinforce

their market position and find ways to become the production

and export centre of the Middle East as well as Europe, under

the leadership of the Turkish Electro Technology Exporters’

Association. Given the incredible pace of technological

advancement, attaining and managing information is vital and

TET is well-versed and confident in that regard due to the

know-how and growth it has achieved over the past 30 years.

Thousands of companies operating in the

electrical/electronics, machinery and information industries

invest in high-quality production processes, new technologies

and R&D which are essential for the creation of new innova-

tions. These industries are populated by companies which are

the largest employers in Turkey, have the largest R&D centres

and hold the highest number of patents. The companies and

the products they manufacture also contribute to the develop-

ment of other industries that can utilise the advanced

technology to their immense benefit.

A review of increasing export trends in the industry over

the last five years revealed that European states such as

the UK, Germany, France and Italy were among the

leading export destinations. Turkish exporters, which are

capable of satisfying the expectations of European states

in terms of quality, undertake successful operations in a

multitude of global locations, enabled by their broad

experience and expertise.

The Turkish Electro Technology sector is responsible for the

fifth largest export rate in Turkey, accounting for an overall

eight per cent share of total exports. The goal for 2013 is to

increase exports well beyond US$13bn. Electricity production

and distribution equipment and cable industries, which are the

sub-segments of the Turkish electronic and technology

industry, are among the industries enjoying the most rapid

increases in exports. With the electricity production and distri-

bution equipment industry developing rapidly in many areas,

including electric motors and transformers, the export rate of

this sector is expected to increase to US$3.6bn at the end of

this year. Cable exports, on the other hand, are predicted to

reach US$2.3bn, an increase of 12 per cent.

Turkey, the cable production centre of Europe, will be

represented at Middle East Electricity by its leading industry

representatives that are responsible for exporting to many

countries in Europe, Northern Africa, and Central Asia. The

Turkish Pavilion will welcome guests in halls 6 and 7 at Middle

East Electricity, where the global leaders of the energy and

electricity industries will gather.

WWW.tet.org.tr

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New event taps into region’ssolar revolution

With the region’s risein electricitydemand, many

countries are investingheavily in finding alternativeand sustainable energysources for electricity genera-tion. Solar power hasexponential potential in theregion and as such is at theforefront of the discussion.

Solar Middle East 2013 will

be running a number ofeducational programmesalongside the exhibition,across the three days of theevent, all of which will giveyou the opportunity tofurther your knowledgewhilst networking andsharing best practice withpeers and colleagues.

Held on 17th February 2013,the free to attend conference

will address the fundamentalissues faced in the develop-ment of the region’s solarpotential. Issues to beaddressed are; solar policies,standards and qualityinfrastructure for the GCC andMENA region. The conferencewill share best practice andalign strategic visions.

The full conference agendacan be seen on page 17.

Delegate passes can beregistered at www.solarmid-dleeast.ae/en/Forms/DelegateRegistration/ and registrationcloses on 3rd February 2013.

A free Solar Education andTraining Workshop CertificateCourse will also be held on 19February. Designed forindustry professionals, thiscourse will be tailored to theregion.

As countries across the Middle East announce ambitious solar energy plans, 2013 sees theinaugural edition of Solar Middle East which will run alongside Middle East Electricity. While thesolar market’s global leaders will gather at the exhibition, the accompanying conference willfeature keynote speeches from leading industry figures and illuminating panel discussions.

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9:30am –10:30am

Registration

10:30am –10:50am

Chairman’s Opening Remarks Keynote: The Future of Solar Energy in the Middle East

Jigar Shah, Partner, Inerjys

Solar Policy Update for the GCC and MENA Region

11:10am –11:25am

The Importance of an Apt Legal Policy for the Establishment& Maintenance of a Solar Market

Martin Mock, Managing Director, Belectric Middle East

11:25pm –11:40am

The Existing Legal Policies for Renewables in theGulf/MENA Region

Martin Preston, Partner, Norton Rose (Middle East)

11:40am –11:55am

The Do’s and The Don’ts: Lessons Learnt

Cristiano Spillati, Regional Manager Middle East, SkyPower

11:55am –12:10pm

Exploring Current Policies: Which Policy would “Work” inthe MENA Region?

Dr. Michael Krämer, Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

12:10pm –1:00pm

Panel Discussion: The Legal and Policy Track for the SolarIndustryThe aim of this panel discussion is to discuss how anincentive scheme for the United Arab Emirates (and/or othercountries in the region) can be structured in order to serveas a proper basis for a solar market to develop. Incentiveschemed have worked well in some countries and failed inothers. There are lessons to be learned. Drawing from thisexperience, the aim of the panel discussion will be to shedsome light on how an incentive scheme for the United ArabEmirates should be structured in order for it to ‘work’effectively.

Moderator: Dr. Michael Krämer, Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Panelists: Nimer AbuAli, Executive Manager – Clean Tech, Ernst &Young Abu DhabiJigar Shah, Partner, InerjysCristiano Spillati, Regional Manager Middle East, SkyPowerMartin Mock, Managing Director, Belectric Middle East Martin Preston, Partner, Norton Rose (Middle East)

1:00pm –2:30pm

Lunch & Networking Opportunities

Solar Standardisation for the GCC Region

2:30pm –2:45pm

Performance, Reliability, Testing & Certification of SolarPanels

This presentation will focus on the latest developments inperformance, reliability, testing and certification of solarpanels, best practices and provide recommendations formoving forward to enable the countries of the Middle Eastto attract investments in the solar energy field. Rajnikath Umakanthan, Business Development Manager,Underwriters Laboratory (UL)

2:45pm –3:00pm

Developing Solutions for the Environmental Challenges toDeploying PV Plants in Desert AreasThis presentation will focus on the latest developments inresearch and development, unique climate and environ-mental conditions for testing of solar panels, best practicesand provide recommendations for moving forward to enablethe countries of the Middle East to attract investments in thesolar energy field.Dr. Raed Bkayrat, Manager Technology and AdvancementGroup (TAAG), KAUST

3:00pm –3:15pm

Standards, Conformity Assessment & Certification Schemesfor Solar Panels This presentation will focus on the latest developments instandards, conformity assessment and certificationschemes for solar panels, best practices and providerecommendations for moving forward to enable thecountries of the Middle East to attract investments in thesolar energy field.AbdulAziz Saleh Al-Showair, Senior Standards Researcher,GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO)

3:15pm –3:30pm

Metrology & Calibration for Solar SystemsThis presentation will focus on the latest developments inMetrology and calibration for solar systems, best practicesand provide recommendations for moving forward to enablethe countries of the Middle East to attract investments in thesolar energy field. Tamis Ali Khalid Al Hammadi, Director of Laboratories,Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organisation (SASO)

3:30pm –4:30pm

Panel Discussion: MENA Solar Energy Quality Infrastructure This panel will discuss the componenets of QI: Metrology,Standardisation, Testing and Quality Management includingCertification and Accreditation as they pertain to theemerging solar energy industry in the Middle East. Thesecomponents are essential to production and trade, and forthe ME countries to enter the global market. Subject matterexperts have been invited to participate on this panel andaddress each component. Panelists will discuss the latestdevelopments in their fields, best practices, and providerecommendations for moving forward to enable thecountries of the ME to attract investments in the solarenergy field.

Moderator: Khaled Masri, Managing Director, Standards Associates Panelists: Rajnikath Umakanthan, Business Development Manager,Underwriters Laboratory (UL)Dr. Raed Bkayrat, Manager Technology and AdvancementGroup (TAAG), KAUSTTamis Ali Khalid Al Hammadi, Director of Laboratories,Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organisation (SASO)Jigar Shah, Partner, InerjysAbdulAziz Saleh Al- Showair, Senior Standards Researcher,GCC Standardisation Organisation (GSO)

5:00pm Close of Conference

Solar Middle East ConferenceSUNDAY, 17 FEBUARY 2013

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During the past two years, thecost of solar energytechnology has decreased by60 per cent according to thedirector general ofInternational RenewableEnergy, Adnan Z Ameen.

“The cost of wind energy hasgone down by 15 to 20 percent during the same time,” hesaid. “There were certainmisconceptions thatrenewable energy is costly,

intermittent, so not reliable.”According to Ameen,

decreasing costs will allowrenewable energy projects tobe deployed without carryingthe large, often crippling,burden of upfront invest-ment. While, conventionalenergy generation projectsdo not need upfront invest-ment, they are costly in thelong-term. Ameen said thatthe decreased price of

renewable technology willenable the renewable energyindustry to send a clearmessage that it is cheaper,reliable, abundant and clean.He told Gulf News that it wasalready late for the industryto highlight its advantagesand that conventional energyindustries had been quick toemphasise that oil, gas andcoal sources were cheap,plentiful and create jobs.

According to Ameen, SaudiArabia has the potential togenerate four times the globalenergy demand fromrenewables. Despite being theworld’s largest exporter of oil,the Kingdom will begin toimport oil in the next 25 yearsto meet domestic demand,Ameen said, hence the factthat Saudi Arabia had alreadyinstigated ambitiousrenewable energy initiatives.

Solar energy costs ‘decrease by 60 per cent’

Qatar has announced that itaims to increase the share ofsolar power to 16 per cent ofits total power generation by2018. The announcementcame during recent talks heldin Doha to discuss how to slowdown global warming. Theevent, held from 26 Novemberto 7 December, was attendedby almost 200 nations.

“We are working on aproject to develop 1,800MW ofsolar power,” the chairman ofthe event’s organisers, FahadBin Mohammad Al Attiya, wasquoted as saying by Reuters.“That will be 16 per cent of ourtotal electrical output.”

The project is due to startoperations in 2018, according to

Al Attiya, who added that Qatarcurrently had negligible solarpower despite the presence ofconstant, strong sunshine.Renewables will also aid thedesalination of sea water.

“It makes sense for us,” saidAl Attiya. “We will also have afeed-in tariff system so thatpeople can put solar systemson their roof and contribute tothe grid. All these measureshave been applied nowbecause solar prices arebecoming reasonable andcompetitive. With the amountof solar hours we have it iseconomically feasible.”

Qatar currently has theworld’s highest greenhousegas emissions per capita.

Qatar aims forsolar powerboost by 2018

Dubai’s Environment andEnergy Park (Enpark) hasannounced it is to be astrategic partner of the SolarMiddle East exhibition andconference. Enpark, which islocated in Dubai Technologyand Media Free Zone, said thatthe move was designed toboost the growth of the solarand photovoltaic (PV) sectors.

Solar Middle East will takeplace alongside the MiddleEast Electricity exhibition from17-19 February, 2013 at theDubai InternationalConvention and ExhibitionCentre and will include adedicated industry conference.Solar Middle East is expectedto attract more than 150suppliers of solar productsfrom around the world whoare looking to tap into thelucrative MENA market.

“As an organisationdedicated to the advancementof environmentally friendlyand energy efficient businesssolutions, Enpark constantlyendeavours to facilitateindustry collaboration andidentify new sustainablebusiness opportunities,” saidSaeed Gobash, director ofEnpark. “Our strategic partner-ship with Solar Middle East willserve as an excellent platformfor Enpark and its members toengage, network and learnfrom regional and interna-tional solution and technologyproviders across the solar andphotovoltaic sectors.”

Enpark, which was launchedon 5 June, 2007 to coincide

with World Environment Day, isthe first free zone dedicated tothe energy and sustainabilityindustries in the Middle East. Itoffers organisations across theindustry, from renewableenergy, conventional energyand green buildings to wastemanagement sectors, aplatform to enhance andincrease their business. Morethan 40 companies, fromclean-tech start-ups to largeenergy multinationals,currently operate underEnpark’s licences.

The inaugural edition ofSolar Middle East reflects thecurrent boom in the develop-ment of solar power facilitiesin the region, with at least 10major projects worth acombined US$6.8bn underconstruction in the UAE,Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordanand Morocco. Solar MiddleEast is officially supported bysolar industry partner associa-tions, the Saudi Arabia SolarIndustries Association (SASIA),and the Emirates SolarIndustry Association (ESIA),along with the UAE Society ofEngineers.

Enpark and Solar Middle East join forces

(l-r) US businessman, Terry McAuliffe, His Excellency Fahad Al Attiyah and HaniMasri, chairman of Capital Investment Management Inc

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