Lebanon’s Jbeil district is getting an electric bus fleet: The United Nations Development Programme and the Global Environment Facility will deploy a fleet of electric buses in Lebanon’s Jbeil district, the country’s national news agency reported on Monday. UNDP, GEF and the municipality of Jbeil will also establish an EV charging station to serve the public transport fleet.

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• Saudi construction company Alfanar was selected to build a 110 MW floating solar park to help power the Al Jubail water desalination plant, Arab News reports. The project is expected to cost around SAR 1.2 bn (USD 330 mn), according to Saudi newspaper Okaz.
• Dubai-based wholesale data center provider Khazna Data Centers inked an agreement with energy services company Emerge to launch a 7 MW solar plant to power its new data center in Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City, state news agency WAM reported yesterday. Emerge is a JV between Electricité de France (EDF) and Masdar.
• Beeah Group will be collecting and processing waste at Sharjah’s port, according to a company statement. Companies looking to use Beeah’s services can sign on using its recently-launched digital platform Marasi.