Global Projects Accelerate Clean Energy Expansion

Significant renewable decisions and grid developments estrange quick, clear energy in the Middle East and the North African region.

Authorities and energy firms from various parts are hastening to invest in clean energy, with much visible impetus towards decarbonization and energy security.

In Tunisia, the government has already sanctioned over 2.3 GW of new renewable capacity to be implemented in 2026. It will feature 2 GW of wind in a number of regions and various solar installations that will serve the objective of Tunisia to achieve its goal of obtaining 35 percent of its power by using renewable energy by 2030. Such permissions promise to go far in alleviating the energy deficit in the country, besides increasing the generation of clean energy domestically.

In the meantime, Israel declared a new power plant using solar energy with battery storage at the Ashalim Power Station. This would be a 150 MW solar build and 400 MWh of storage that enables the use of solar power when demand is high and enhances grid reliability, which is a significant move towards large-scale transition to clean energy.

In Southeast Asia, Masdar has collaborated with Tenaga Nasional Berhad of Malaysia to make a big floating solar project at the Chereh Dam. The project will generate more than 100,000 households and increase efficiency and promote clean energy in the region.

On its part, grid infrastructure is at an advanced stage as well. Electrical engineering company Linxon was awarded contracts in Saudi Arabia on high-voltage substations to be used with large-scale solar power. These trends can be used to emphasize the role that generation and transmission investments play in facilitating the process of global clean energy transition.