據阿拉伯貿易通訊社2021年5月3日迪拜報道，由于精心設計的拍賣、有利的融資條件和不斷下降的技術成本，中東將成為可再生能源和清潔能的市場領導者，所有這些都將有助于使中東可再生能源和清潔能源成為主旋律。

　　來自英富曼市場的研究顯示，在未來的20年里，中東和北非地區計劃擁有83吉瓦的可再生能源和清潔能源的產能,主要是太陽能發電和風力發電，超過550億阿聯酋迪拉姆(149.7億美元)的太陽能項目預計將在2026年投入使用。

　　在此背景下，可再生能源和清潔能源將成為中東能源首屆虛擬焦點周的主題。

　　中東能源公司總監克勞迪婭·孔尼塞納表示：“我們預計在未來5年內，可再生能源和清潔能源將占中東地區電力行業總投資的34%。”

　　孔尼塞納說：“當然，隨著中東地區對新電力產能的需求不斷增加，討論的熱門話題之一是可再生能源和清潔能源，以及各國如何推進這一領域的舉措。在這個問題上建立對話對支持中東能源公司未來所有決策過程至關重要。”

　　在海灣合作委員會國家中，得益于強大的開發管道，阿聯酋在能源轉型方面仍處于領先地位。這些項目包括阿布扎比的2吉瓦大富拉太陽能項目，該項目最終將為16萬戶家庭提供電力，以及同樣位于阿聯酋首都的1.5吉瓦PV3項目。

　　在迪拜，Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR)太陽能設施的第4和第5階段正在開發中。一旦完工，MBR電廠將成為世界上最大的單個規模太陽能發電裝置，到2030年前全面運行時，計劃總發電量將達到5吉瓦。

　　把這些數據放在一起看，1GW等于312.5萬塊光伏板。最近發表的《Covid-19對可再生能源市場的影響——2021年全球預測》報告強調了可再生能源和清潔能源部門的重要性以及預期增長。

　　調查結果顯示，可再生能源和清潔能源的收入預計將從2020年的6750億阿聯酋迪拉姆增加到2021年的8290億阿聯酋迪拉姆，同比將增長22%。

　　孔尼塞納補充說：“根據這些調查結果，我們制定了一個會議計劃，作為我們為期三天的虛擬會議的一部分，提供機會來討論、辯論和更多地了解可再生能源和清潔能源對石油行業的影響。”

　　紅海公用事業公司首席項目交付官伊恩·威廉姆森說：“我們將能夠證明，即使是這樣規模的旅游目的地，也可以100%由可再生能源提供動力。最終，各國的能源電網將由可再生能源和核能供電，但與此同時，我們可以實現紅海項目100%的可再生能源，同時不使用電網。”

　　他補充說：“我們一開始的雄心壯志是為紅海項目提供100%的可再生能源，我們正在實現這一目標。”

　　中東能源首屆虛擬焦點周第一天的主題將包括“實現綠色氫的潛力——這將是能源轉型的游戲規則改變者”；第二天，會議的主要議題將是“凈零競爭：企業如何向‘新能源’模式過渡”。在最后一天，“在英國、非洲、亞洲和中東的潛在地區探索風電發展的機會”將成為中心議題。

　　重點行業周是中東能源公司于2021年5月17日至6月9日舉辦的為期4周的系列在線活動中的第一個，主要包括：可再生能源和清潔能源、輸配、臨界和備用電力以及能源消費和管理。

　　李峻 編譯自 阿拉伯貿易通訊社

　　原文如下：

　　Middle East to become a market leader in renewable and clean energy

　　The Middle East is set to become a market leader in renewable and clean energy due to well-designed auctions, favourable financing conditions, and declining technology costs, all contributing to bringing renewables into the mainstream.

　　Research from Informa Markets revealed 83 GW of renewable and clean energy capacity, mainly solar and wind power, is planned across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region within the next 20 years, and more than AED55 billion ($14.97 billion) of solar power projects are expected to become operational by 2026.

　　Against this backdrop, renewable and clean Energy will debut as the theme for Middle East Energy’s inaugural virtual focus week on May 17, 2021.

　　Claudia Konieczna, Exhibition Director, Middle East Energy, said: “We expect renewable and clean energy to account for 34% of total power sector investments across the Mena region in the next five years.

　　“Naturally, with the demand for new power capacity increasing in the region, one of the hot topics of discussion is renewable and clean energy and how countries are advancing initiatives in this sector. Creating dialogue on this subject is paramount to supporting Middle East Energy’s attendees in all future decision-making processes.”

　　In the GCC, the UAE remains a leader in energy transition thanks to a robust pipeline of developments. These include the 2GW Al Dhafra solar power project in Abu Dhabi, which will eventually power 160,000 homes, and the 1.5GW PV3 project, also in the capital.

　　In Dubai, the fourth and fifth phases of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) solar facility are under development. once completed, the MBR plant will be the world’s largest single-site solar installation, with a planned total capacity of 5GW when fully operational by 2030.

　　Putting those figures in context, 1GW is equal to 3.125 million photovoltaic panels. The importance of the renewables and clean sector, and the anticipated growth, was recently underscored in the report “Covid-19 Impact on Renewable Energy Market – Global Forecast to 2021”.

　　The findings revealed revenue generated from renewable and clean energy is expected to increase from AED675 billion in 2020 to AED829 billion in 2021, representing a 22% increase.

　　“In line with these findings, we have developed a conference programme which provides the opportunity to discuss, debate and learn more about the impact renewable and clean energy will have on the sector as part of our virtual three-day conference,” added Konieczna.

　　Ian Williamson, Chief Project Delivery, Red Sea Utilities said: “We will be able to evidence that tourist destinations, even at this scale, can be 100% powered by renewable energy. Eventually, nations will have their energy grids powered from renewables and nuclear, but in the meantime, we can achieve 100% renewable energy for The Red Sea project while staying ‘off grid.”

　　“We started with the ambition of having 100% renewable energy sources for The Red Sea project, and we are delivering on it,” he added.

　　Topics on day one include ‘Realising the potential of green hydrogen – will this be the game-changer for the energy transition’;. On day two, leading the agenda will be ‘Race to net-zero: How will the corporates transition towards the ‘New Energy’ scenario’;. On the final day, ‘Exploring the opportunities around growing wind sector, in potential regions of UK, Africa, Asia and the Middle East’, will take centre stage.

　　The focused sector week is the first of a four-week series of online events brought by Middle East Energy from May 17 until June 9, 2021, featuring: Renewable & Clean Energy, Transmission & Distribution, Critical & Backup Power and Energy Consumption & Management.