09-Jun-19, Zawya
The Middle East region has been China's primary source of energy exports for decades but the Asian giant is now returning the favour. Chinese companies are helping develop some of the Middle East's most ambitious renewable and conventional energy projects to meet surging demand.
%20Zawya.jpg "Exporting Chinese energy expertise to the Middle East (c) Zawya")
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Chinese expertise in building region's new energy grid is vital. The world's second largest economy is expected to install 36 percent of all global hydro electricity generation capacity, 40 percent of all global wind energy infrastructure and 36 percent of all solar panels from 2015-2021.
An International Renewable Energy Agency report says "The region is set to see a major acceleration in renewable energy deployment. Led by the UAE, Oman and Kuwait, nearly seven gigawatts of new renewable power generation capacity is expected to come online by the early 2020s."