Middle East turns to coal-fired power plants

摘要

Coal-fired power capacity is on track to increase in the Middle East, in a region better known for using fuel oil and natural gas for power generation. New power generation capacity in the UAE, especially Dubai, is expected to account for 12pc of the total energy mix in the coming years, the chief executive of trading at the ETA Group, Mubarak Hussein, said at the Coaltrans Middle East Coal Trading and Shipping Forum.