The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi today announced a new policy to reduce the amount of single use plastic material in Abu Dhabi and mitigate its harmful effects. The comprehensive policy, which is the first-of-its-kind in the region, aims to keep plastics out of the environment and eliminate the use of avoidable single-use plastic and […]

Siemens has completed the supply of equipment and services for a major substation that will help in supplying low-cost electricity to Karachi, Pakistan. Siemens completed the grid connection for Gharo Solar Ltd.’s 50-megawatt solar plant in the Thatta district in Pakistan’s Sindh Province through a 132 kilovolt (kV) grid station. Clean energy from the plant […]

With sustainable transport solutions forming a key component of ABB Electrification’s Mission to Zero for smart cities, the pioneer in digital technologies unveils the latest extension to its e-mobility portfolio For many years industry analysts have penned 2020 as the tipping point in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with predictions that global EV market share will […]

Global resource management specialist, Veolia has joined forces with the Sembcorp Salalah Power and Water Company and Sohar Operation Services to launch an apprenticeship program aimed at elevating the quality of talent entering Oman’s desalination sector. Targeting recent Omani mechanical and electrical engineering graduates from Sultan Qaboos University and Salalah Technology college, the nine-month program […]

Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Abu Dhabi, with the ISO 21401:2018 certification for sustainability management system for accommodation establishments. The hotel is one of the first in the world to achieve this certification. The new international standard for ISO 21401:2018 was developed for […]