MIDDLE EAST – WORLD ENERGY INVESTMENT 2024 – ANALYSIS

Middle East Fiber Optic Communication Project

Syria's government is negotiating with leading Gulf telecom operators—Zain, Etisalat, STC, and Ooredoo—for a $300 million project named SilkLink, aimed at modernizing the country's fibre optic communications infrastructure. Fiber powered future connecting intelligence infrastructure and innovation Fiber Connect Council MENA, a non-profit since 2011, unites over 40 industry leaders to drive fiber adoption across the Middle East and North Africa, enhancing connectivity, quality of life, and environmental sustainability. Over the last decade, the Middle East has undergone a profound transformation in digital infrastructure, led by the rapid expansion of fiber optic networks. The cable will land in Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, providing 720Tbps of capacity across 24 fiber pairs. Our fiber optic solutions played a key role in ensuring seamless and reliable communication across the metro network, supporting operations, safety, and passenger services.

East Africa Energy and Power Data Center

Tatu City, Kenya, 10 September 2025 – Home to Nxtra by Airtel's 44MW sustainable data centre, Tatu City Special Economic Zone has established itself as East Africa's data centre hub. Tatu City provides 95% renewable energy Executives from Airtel Africa, Government representatives, and Rendeavour at the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Nxtra by Airtel Africa data centre at Tatu City SEZ, Kenya. Data centre operators are building capacity to serve a fast-growing digital economy Around the world, data centres are a hot new asset class. Country-level summary insights are available separately from the D gital Investment Facility team. For this iteration of the report, estimates cover five countries principally: Ethiopia, Ken a. Worldwide, uninterruptible power supply demand for IT equipment alone is forecast to reach 249 GW by 2030, with total installed capacity, including cooling and ancillary.

Middle East Integrated Power Supply

While gas remains a crucial transitional fuel, regional electricity interconnections such as the Pan-Arab Electricity Market (PAEM) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) power grid are laying the groundwork for enhanced energy security and market efficiency. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is at a pivotal moment in its energy journey. In 2024, it supplied over 30% of the world's oil and nearly 20% of its natural gas. The Middle East is entering a new era of surging electricity demand; one marked not just by rapid growth, but by rising complexity. Fuelled by population expansion, industrial diversification and the rise of digital infrastructure, the region's power systems must evolve faster to meet ambitious. ENGIE has extended its presence in Oman by signing new 15-year PPAs for Barka 3 and Sohar 2, ensuring continued reliable power supply and supporting the country's energy needs from 2028 onward, while reinforcing long-term partnerships, maintaining operational excellence, and contributing to grid. transition as climate change, and energy security concerns took center hold in 2022. Extreme weather events and geo-political events highlight the need to redu technology hub rather than remain reliant only on petroleum exploration and export.

Total Investment in Global Energy Interconnection

London and New York, January 26, 2026 – BloombergNEF's (BNEF) annual Energy Transition Investment Trends (ETIT) finds that global investment into the energy transition hit a record $2. Global energy investment is set to exceed USD 3 trillion for the first time in 2024, with USD 2 trillion going to clean energy technologies and infrastructure. Investment in clean energy has accelerated since 2020, and spending on renewable power, grids and storage is now higher than total spending.

Austrian Energy Industry Internet Platform

EnergyMonitor provides up-to-date and reliable data on energy supply in Austria. With real-time information on electricity generation, consumption, imports, and emissions, the platform creates an objective basis for analysis, planning, and decision-making. In this context, the International Energy Agency (IEA) conducts Energy Policy Reviews to support governments in developing more impactful energy and climate policies. As the importance of energy-saving measures due to the expansion of renewables depends more and more on the respective hydro, wind and solar supply than. Around 100 large hydropower stations and thousands of small hydro plants ensure stable basic supplies.

MIDDLE EAST – WORLD ENERGY INVESTMENT 2024 – ANALYSIS

Middle East Fiber Optic Communication Project

East Africa Energy and Power Data Center

Middle East Integrated Power Supply

Total Investment in Global Energy Interconnection

Austrian Energy Industry Internet Platform

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