As the largest supplier of electricity in Ras Al Khaimah, the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA), works to meet increasing electricity demand across the UAE, authorities in RAK are developing plans of their own to meet growing local demand. Abu Dhabi provides power and water to residential customers throughout the country, but it...
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Articles & Analysis | Powering on: Initiatives to increase electricity generation capacity are under way from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2013
Articles & Analysis | Looking for alternatives: Exploring sustainable ways of diversifying the energy mix from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2013
With strong industrial growth and demand for electricity on the rise, Ras Al Khaimah’s energy needs are expanding at such a rate that it requires the exploration of a number of alternatives to ensure production continues apace. Though the emirate has access to electricity and petrol at lower-than-market prices thanks to supply from its fellow...
Articles & Analysis | Heating up: Major solar power projects are under way across the globe from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2013
The global insolation map has three notable patches of dark red: one in western Australia; another in southwest US; and perhaps the largest stretching from Algeria across North Africa all the way to the Arabian Gulf. It is in these regions where the most sun hits the ground, creating the greatest potential for solar energy. The large swathe in...
Articles & Analysis | A strategic approach: Maximising domestic generation capacity will be key to ensuring growth from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2013
Unlike many of its neighbouring countries and emirates, Ras Al Khaimah is not a large oil-and-gas producer. It has, however, established its own growing energy economy, ramping up capacity for electricity generation and water desalination, studying the potential of renewable energies – in particular solar power – and developing energy efficiency...
Articles & Analysis | Universal right: The government’s focus on water access expansion paves the way for infrastructure investment from The Report: Gabon 2013
Together with a historical lack of investment in water infrastructure, the growth of cities has gradually resulted in uneven access to drinking water across the country and within urban centres. Furthermore, low investment in water cleaning infrastructure has raised sanitation and environmental concerns. Some projects have been implemented in recent...
Articles & Analysis | Sustainable sources: Promoting investment in renewable energy to achieve a competitive and sustainable supply of electricity in the medium to long term from The Report: Gabon 2013
According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Gabon has an urbanisation rate of 87% and a similarly high rate of access to electricity, ranging between 70% and 83%. Despite this, the country has experienced difficulty ensuring a stable supply of energy at an affordable cost. High electricity prices, coupled with a struggle to keep up with rising...