RIYADH: On a macro level, Germany reduced consumption of natural gas by 35 percent in May. Zooming in, Dubai’s DEWA added 700MW of energy production capacity, to reach a total of 14,117 MW.
Looking at the bigger picture
- Germany has reduced its consumption of natural gas by 35 percent during the first five months of 2022, compared to the same period last year, Bloomberg reported citing an industry lobby group. Only part of the drop was due to a milder winter, it added.
Through a micro lens:
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has added 700 MW of energy production capacity, to reach a total of 14,117 MW, according to the Dubai Media Office.
This includes 600 MW from the Hassyan Power Complex, which runs on natural gas, and 100 MW from photovoltaic solar panels at the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Solar Park, which DEWA is implementing.
- The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority has issued a construction license to build the first reactor at Al Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, according to a statement.
On Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, the El Dabaa site is 320 km west of Cairo. The plant will comprise four VVER-1200 units, like those already in operation at the Leningrad and Novovoronezh nuclear power plants in Russia, and the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus.
