Has Egypt Sold its ‘Most Beautiful’ Beach Town to the UAE?
February 3rd, 2024
Via Middle East Eye, a report that Egypt’s Sisi government is working to finalize a $22bn sale of Ras el-Hikma to the UAE: Reports that investors from the United Arab Emirates will buy the Mediterranean town of Ras el-Hikma in northwestern Egypt have triggered a popular backlash in the country. Pro-government media in Egypt has been buzzing this week […]
Read more »How the UAE is Making a Splash in Indonesia’s Clean Energy Sector
January 18th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Masdar’s willingness to work within the constraints of the country’s political economy offers important lessons for the U.S.-backed Just Energy Transition Partnership: In November of last year, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially inaugurated the Cirata solar farm in West Java. Built on a reservoir using thousands of floating photovoltaic […]
Read more »Dubai Investments Enters Angola with Mixed-Use Development
January 18th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on Dubai Investments interest in Angola: UAE-based multi-asset investment group, Dubai Investments, has announced plans to develop an integrated residential, commercial and industrial hub in Angola. The project – Dubai Investments Park (DIP) – represents the company’s first in Africa and will be built on 2,000 hectares in the […]
Read more »China’s Essential Role in the Gulf States’ Energy Transitions
December 16th, 2023
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies, an article on China’s essential role in the Gulf States’ energy transitions: After a sluggish start, Gulf states are getting serious about the energy transition. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are embarking on a concerted effort to decarbonize their power grids and seek regional and international […]
Read more »Dubai: The New Hub for African Business?
December 11th, 2023
Via The Africa Report, an article on role that Dubai plays for African business: A crossroads between Europe, Africa and Asia, the emirate now hosts regional headquarters for numerous companies operating in Africa. Running African businesses from outside the continent? The situation is nothing new. But decision-making centres, long headquartered in European capitals, have shifted […]
Read more »AMEA Power To Develop Solar, Wind, Green Hydrogen in Mauritania
December 7th, 2023
Via Energy, Capital, and Power, a report on an Emirati firm’s plans to develop solar, wind, and green hydrogen in Mauritania: Emirati renewable energy firm, AMEA Power, inked two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during COP28 on December 3 for the development of a 100 MW wind farm and 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.