FEBRUARY 2023
4-9 February (Saturday- Wednesday) International Association for Energy Economics’ International Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
6-8 February (Monday-Wednesday): Saudi International Marine Exhibition and Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
21-23 February (Tuesday-Thursday): World Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Summit, Dubai, UAE.
MARCH 2023
7-9 March (Tuesday-Thursday) Middle East Energy Exhibition, Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE.
15-19 March (Wednesday-Sunday): Qatar International Agricultural and Environmental Exhibition, Doha, Qatar.
22-24 March (Wednesday-Friday): UN 2023 Water Conference, New York, NY, United States.
APRIL 2023
6 April (Thursday): Arabia CSR Awards 2022 Clinic (online).
MAY 2023
1-4 May (Monday-Thursday): Arabian Travel Market, Dubai, UAE.
2-7 May (Tuesday-Sunday): Salon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM), Meknes, Morocco.
16-18 May (Tuesday-Thursday): Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East, Dubai, UAE.
29-31 May (Monday-Wednesday): Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
JUNE 2023
Bloomberg New Economy Gateway Africa Conference, Marrakesh, Morocco.
1-3 June (Thursday-Saturday): Envirotec and Energie Expo, Tunis, Tunisia.
13-14 June (Tuesday- Wednesday) The Arab Green Summit, Palazzo Versace Dubai, Dubai, UAE.
SEPTEMBER 2023
Chariot Limited and Total Eren’s feasibility study on a 10 GW green hydrogen plant in Mauritania to be completed.
OCTOBER 2023
2-4 October (Monday-Wednesday): WETEX and Dubai Solar Show, Dubai, UAE.
4 October (Wednesday): Arabia CSR Gala Awarding Ceremony, UAE.
NOVEMBER 2023
30 November – 12 December: Conference of the Parties (COP 28), Dubai, UAE.
EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE
End-2022
KSA’s Neom wants to tender three concrete water reservoir projects to up its water storage capacity by 6 mn liters.
2023
Early 2023: Egypt’s KarmSolar to launch KarmCharge, the company’s EV charging venture.
1Q2023: Oman will award two blocks of land for green hydrogen projects in Duqm, Oman.
Mid-2023: Sale of Sembcorp Energy India Limited to consortium of Omani investors to close.
Phase C of the 900-MW of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai to be completed.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) steam cracker furnace powered by renewable energy to come online.
4Q2023: Oman to award four blocks of land for green hydrogen projects in Thumrait, Oman.
2024
End-2024: Emirati Masdar’s 500 MW wind farm in Uzbekistan to begin commercial operations.
QatarEnergy’s industrial cities solar power project will start electricity production.
First 1.5 GW phase of Morocco’s Xlinks solar and wind energy project to be operational.
2025
Second 1.5 GW phase of Morocco’s Xlinks solar and wind energy project to be operational.
UAE to have over 1k EV charging stations installed.
2026
1Q 2026: QatarEnergy’s USD 1 bn blue ammonia plant to be completed.
End-2026: HSBC Bahrain to eliminate single-use PVC plastic cards.
Iraq’s Mass Group Holding wants to invest EUR 1 bn on its thermal plant Mintia in Romania to have 62% of run on renewable energy, while expanding its energy capacity to at least 1.29k MWh.
2027
MENA’s district cooling market is expected to reach USD 15 bn.
2030
UAE’s Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) wants to provide AED 35 bn in green financing.
UAE targets 14 GW in clean energy capacity.
Tunisia targets 30% of renewables in its energy mix.
Qatar wants to generate USD 17 bn from its circular economy, creating 9k-19k jobs.
Morocco’s Xlinks solar and wind energy project to generate 10.5 GW of energy.
2035
Qatar to capture up to 11 mn tons of CO2 annually.
2045
Qatar’s Public Works Authority’s (Ashghal) USD 1.5 bn sewage treatment facility to reach 600k cm/d capacity.
2060
Nigeria aims to achieve its net-zero emissions target.