OCTOBER 2023
16-20 October (Monday-Friday): UNCTAD World Investment Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
18-19 October (Wednesday-Thursday): 9th Conference of Environment Ministers in the Islamic World, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
18-20 October (Wednesday-Friday): Morocco and Belgium business meeting on green hydrogen, Tangiers, Morocco.
17-19 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Energy Intelligence Forum, London, UK.
17-20 October (Tuesday-Friday): Fourth meeting of the COP27 Transitional Committee, Aswan, Egypt.
24-26 October (Thursday-Saturday): Future Investment Initiative, Riyadh, KSA.
25-26 October (Friday-Saturday): Offshore & Floating Wind Europe 2023, London, United Kingdom.
29 October-2 November (Sunday-Thursday): Cairo Water Week, Cairo, Egypt
29 -31 October (Sunday-Tuesday): Egypt Energy Conference, Egypt International Exhibition Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
30 October – 1 November (Monday-Wednesday) ISWA 2023 World Congress: Global action towards a net-zero future, Muscat, Oman.
31 October-2 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Financial Times’ Energy Transition Summit, London, UK.
31 October-2 November (Tuesday-Thursday): World Hydropower Congress, Bali, Indonesia.
NOVEMBER 2023
1-3 November (Wednesday-Friday): Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit 2023, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
7-8 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): ADIA Lab Symposium on Climate Change and Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
7-8 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): The 2023 US Algeria Energy Forum, Washington DC, USA.
9-10 November (Thursday-Friday): International Renewable Energy Agency Investment Forum, Uruguay.
9-15 November (Thursday-Wednesday): Intra-African Trade Fair 2023, Cairo, Egypt.
11-13 November (Saturday-Monday): GCC-Türkiye Economic Forum, Istanbul, Turkey.
15-17 November (Wednesday-Friday): WETEX and Dubai Solar Show, Dubai, UAE.
15-18 November (Wednesday-Saturday): DEWA’s First MENA Solar Conference, Dubai, UAE.
20-24 November (Monday-Friday) International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Aviation and Alternative Fuels conference, Dubai, UAE.
27-30 November (Monday-Thursday) Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), Abu Dhabi, UAE.
28-29 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): World Green Economy Summit (WGES), Dubai, UAE.
30 November – 12 December (Thursday-Tuesday): Conference of the Parties (COP 28), Dubai, UAE.
DECEMBER 2023
4 December (Monday): Saudi Green Initiative Forum, Dubai, UAE.
4 December (Monday): Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) summit, Dubai, UAE.
4-7 December (Monday-Thursday): International Conference on Global Warming, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
8 December (Friday): Youth for Sustainability Forum (Y4S), Dubai, UAE.
12-14 December (Tuesday-Thursday): Green Hydrogen Summit Oman, Oman Convention and Exhibition Center, Muscat, Oman.
18-20 December (Monday-Wednesday): Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference, Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
JANUARY 2024
9-11 January (Tuesday-Thursday): Future Minerals Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FEBRUARY 2024
26-28 February (Monday-Wednesday): Management and Sustainability of Water Resources, Dubai, UAE.
MARCH 2024
4-6 March (Monday-Wednesday): International Conference on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arabian Peninsula, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
APRIL 2024
16-18 April (Tuesday-Thursday): World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
23-25 April (Tuesday-Thursday): Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA, Dubai, UAE.
MAY 2024
19-21 May (Sunday-Tuesday): Saudi Energy Convention, Riyadh, KSA.
JUNE 2024
5 June (Wednesday): World Environment Day, Saudi Arabia.
OCTOBER 2024
10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Autonomous E-Mobility Forum, Doha, Qatar.
DECEMBER 2024
2-13 December (Monday-Friday): Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification, Riyadh, KSA.
EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE
2023
Mid-2023: Oman set to sign contracts for green hydrogen projects.
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.
2024
12-14 February (Monday-Wednesday): Sustainable Aviation Futures MENA Congress, Dubai, UAE.
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.
2025
International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
UAE to have over 1k EV charging stations installed.
2026
UITP Global Public Transport Summit, Dubai, UAE.
1Q 2026: QatarEnergy’s USD 1 bn blue ammonia plant to be completed.
End-2026: HSBC Bahrain to eliminate single-use PVC plastic cards.
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.
2050
Tunisia’s carbon neutrality target.
2060
Nigeria aims to achieve its net-zero emissions target.