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MADE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Special Feature - Forbes China Magazine – November 2023 | https://www.forbeschina.com

QUESTIONS

The year 2021 saw a number of new initiatives and targets focused on clean energy and emissions
reductions. This took place against the backdrop of a series of global and regional emissions reduction
target announcements in the run-up to the COP26 UN Conference on Climate Change, held in
Glasgow, Scotland in late 2021. In October 2021 Saudi Arabia pledged that it would reach net-zero CO
emissions by 2060. A general overview of the Green Energy industry in Saudi Arabia and how is Acwa
Power preparing to lead the transition to a greener economy.

Demands on water are increasing through population growth, industrialisation and farming.
Countering this, are improvements within the water network, better demand-side use and innovations
in farming to optimise water resources. Acwa Power´s role in ensuring socio-economic strength
through water resilience

Innovation: Desalination technology has been developing at an incremental rate for the past two
decades. If the industry is to meet its full potential, we need to see disruptive change. How do we
accelerate the pace of innovation in desalination?

Acwa Power and China : Acwa Power’s solid and growing relationship with major Chinese entities
has contributed to its leading position in driving the global energy transition and reflects the valuable
ties between Saudi Arabia and China. To date, Chinese organisations have a hand in 47 projects within
ACWA Power’s portfolio, spread across 12 countries. 
--Acwa Power and the Chinese market: Creating investment, commercial ,research, and technology
transfer partnerships with China. What can we expect ?