Myanmar’s electrification rate is among the lowest in South-east Asia, despite the country holding abundant hydropower resources that should easily enable it to reach energy self-sufficiency. With electricity consumption rising sharply in recent years, and forecast to triple by 2030, the government of Myanmar is moving to deploy dozens of new...
In September 2017 Bahrain announced plans to develop a 100-MW high-tech solar power plant in collaboration with the private sector. This is just the latest in a line of developments related to solar power to come out of Bahrain over the last few years, as the kingdom looks to diversify its energy sources. The tender process for the plant was...
With Bahrain’s population and industrial footprint growing at pace, the kingdom has had to expand its electricity infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs, Bahrain has an available electricity capacity of nearly 3921 MW, with peak demand hitting 3418 MW in summer 2016. At the same time, top estimates have peak...
While Bahrain has pushed successfully to become one of the most diversified economies in the Gulf region, petroleum products still make up a significant share of the country’s total exports; 50% of all exports in 2016, according to data from the United Nations International Trade Statistics Database and the World Bank. In addition, the drive...
New discoveries have brought confidence that natural gas imports, currently the primary fuel source for Egypt’s power plants, will decline significantly once the fields start producing. The government will no doubt be looking to this new production to supply the ever-increasing demand, leading to energy self-sufficiency and, eventually, surplus.
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The Natural Gas Regulatory Act, or Law No. 196 of 2017, which was approved by the House of Representatives in the summer of 2017, is the culmination of a long legislative effort by the government. The drafting of the law began shortly after the election of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in 2014, and the completion of this process followed...
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