Abu Dhabi’s Water: Desalination, EWEC and the Grid
How Abu Dhabi is decoupling water from power — and why EWEC’s own site still advertises a desalination plant that stopped making water in 2025.
ENEC and Barakah: The Arab World’s First Nuclear Plant
All four Barakah units have run commercially since September 2024 — and Nawah no longer operates the plant. What ENEC’s own records actually say.
TAQA: The Company That Owns Abu Dhabi’s Grid
Oil and gas is 7.7% of TAQA’s revenue and the grid is 66%. What its own audited accounts say — and five things every published description gets wrong.
Masdar City: What Abu Dhabi Actually Built in the Desert
Masdar City explained: how it differs from Masdar the company, what the free zone offers, the audited 2024 numbers, and what happened to the zero-carbon promise.
How the GCC Stores Solar Power in 2026: Batteries, Green Hydrogen and 24/7 Clean Energy
How does the GCC store cheap solar power in 2026? Grid-scale batteries like Masdar's 19GWh Abu Dhabi project and green hydrogen turn daytime sun into 24/7 clean energy.
Nuclear Power in the GCC 2026: Barakah, Saudi Plans and the Gulf’s Atomic Future
Nuclear power in the GCC 2026: the UAE's four-reactor Barakah plant supplies about 25% of its electricity, while Saudi Arabia signs a US nuclear deal.
Oman Advances Duqm Green Park as Master Plan Bids Close July 14
Oman's OPAZ is tendering a master plan for a Duqm Green Park linking green metals, manufacturing and silica, with bids due July 14, 2026.
UAE Petrol and Diesel Prices July 2026: Fuel Rates Drop Sharply Across All Grades
UAE petrol prices July 2026: Super 98, Special 95, E-Plus 91 and diesel all fall sharply from July 1. See the new per-litre rates and what they mean.
ADNOC LNG Expansion: Abu Dhabi Eyes 15 Million Tonne Output as UAE Builds Parallel Gas Export Strategy
ADNOC is expanding its LNG production capacity toward 15 million tonnes per year as Abu Dhabi develops a parallel gas export strategy alongside Qatar, targeting European markets seeking alternatives to Russian pipeline gas and Asian buyers seeking supply security for their energy transitions through 2050.
Kuwait Al Zour Refinery Reaches Full Production: Gulf’s Largest Refinery Hits 615,000 Barrels Per Day Capacity
Kuwait's Al Zour Refinery has reached its full designed production capacity of 615,000 barrels per day in 2026, making it the Gulf's largest refinery and one of the world's ten most productive, with output primarily targeting export markets in Asia and Europe and reducing Kuwait's dependence on imported petroleum products.
Qatar North Field LNG Expansion: World’s Largest Gas Project Hits Phase A Milestone, USD 28.7 Billion Complete
QatarEnergy's North Field East LNG expansion — the world's largest LNG project — has completed Phase A at a cost of USD 28.7 billion, adding 32 million tonnes per year of new capacity and positioning Qatar to produce 126 million tonnes of LNG annually by 2027, cementing its lead as the world's largest LNG exporter.
GCC Races to Build Hormuz Alternatives: Pipelines, Ports, and Rail Accelerate as Strait Disruption Hits Trade
GCC nations are fast-tracking pipelines, port expansions, and rail connections to reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, the UAE's Habshan-Fujairah bypass, Oman's Indian Ocean ports, and Etihad Rail are all being accelerated as the 2026 Hormuz disruption makes alternative routing a commercial and strategic emergency.
