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Global [NRG Power]

POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is REM: GE’s flagship offshore wind turbine sub-
invited to join our team of international editors, ject to permanent injunction in US
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues GE’s flagship offshore wind turbine, the Halia-
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like de-X, is now subject to a permanent injunction
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking in the US. Two well-advanced wind projects,
on the headline link for each section the full text however, are exempt from the injunction. Sie-
will be available. mens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) had
sought the ban after a jury in June ruled that
the Haliade-X infringed one of SGRE’s patents.
AfrElec: Saudi ACWA Power announces plans to
expand into Moroccan market
Saudi renewable energy and power generator ENERGO: Czechia to support businesses strug-
group ACWA Power has announced plans to gling with energy bills, but national windfall tax
expand in the Moroccan market over the coming proposal shelved
few years as part of a wider strategy to enter Afri- Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Jozef
can markets, including South Africa, the group’s Sikela said at Wednesday’s press conference
CEP Paddy Padmanathan told daily Arab News (September 14) that there is a preliminary cab-
on Wednesday, September 14. The increasing inet agreement to allocate CZK30bn (€1.2bn)
need to guarantee water security in the MENA to businesses in compensation for high ener-
region to meet the needs of a growing population gy prices, in a scheme that could involve some
is pushing governments in the region to imple- 8,000 companies. Sectors with high energy-in-
ment water desalination projects, Padmanathan tensive production such as mining, manufac-
said, noting that global demand for water will turing or agriculture will be helped if they can
grow by 30% by 2030. prove a significant rise in their costs compared
to previous periods.

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