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AMMONIA-
Ta’ziz advances low-carbon methanol and ammonia ambitions with new chemicals infrastructure contracts: Ta’ziz — a joint venture between Adnoc and ADQ — awarded logistics company Advario and UAE’s NMDC Group engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts to develop critical chemicals infrastructure in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, according to a press release.
About the contracts: The companies will set up a chemicals port in Al Ruwais that would serve as an export hub for ADNOC’s chemical productions. The port will mainly service ADNOC’s ammonia and methanol facilities in Al Ruwais. The contracts are part of a chemicals infrastructure push of over USD 2 bn investment to support ADNOC’s ambitions to become one of the top 5 chemicals producers in the world.
DESALINATION-
SCZone plans desal plant as part of USD 3 bn infrastructure investment: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to invest USD 3 bn on infrastructure projects over the coming few years, including a desalination plant in Ain Sokhna, SCZone head Walid Gamal El Din told Al Arabiya. The investment will mirror the USD 3 bn invested over the past few years.
About the plant: The new desalination facility will be dedicated to shared utilities for a green hydrogen project, Gamal El Din said. The first phase of the project will produce around 250k cubic meters per day. The authority will soon launch a tender for the project, and construction should take 2-4 years.
OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-
- KSA launches sustainable innovation fellowship for eco-friendly water technologies: Saudi Arabia’s Environment, Water and Agriculture Ministry launched the Sustainable Innovation Fellowship Program that will support innovative eco-friendly water technologies in Saudi Arabia. The program will focus on tech that recycles water treatment byproducts and membranes, methods of reusing treated wastewater in arid regions, and assessing the environmental impact of microplastics in water treatment. (Arab News)
- Nigeria and Morocco explore EVs partnership: A delegation from Nigeria’s National Automotive Design and Development Council held talks with Morocco’s EVs-maker eMove Vehicles — a company specialized in two and three-wheeled vehicles and batteries — to discuss potential collaboration on EV charging infrastructure and tech transfers. (Statement)
- Qatar’s Tarsheed program saves USD 230 mn, reduces 1.2 mn tons of carbon emissions: Qatar’s national conservation program, Tarsheed, led by Kahramaa, achieved QAR 840 mn (USD 230.73 mn) in financial savings and cut carbon emissions by 1.2 mn tons in 2024. (Economy Middle East)
- UAE + Australia signed Cespa agreement: The UAE and Australia signed five agreements to boost investment in sectors including renewable energy, infrastructure, AI, mining, and agriculture. The signing happened on the margins of the signing of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) to boost investment and trade between the two countries to USD 15 bn by 2032. (Statement)
