Middle East countries plan to significantly increase their nuclear power capacity between 2018 and 2028 to enhance energy security and meet rising electricity demand. The United Arab Emirates will lead this growth by installing 5.4 GW of nuclear capacity by 2020. Other Middle East countries also pursuing new nuclear projects include Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. OPEC leaders will meet with US shale producers in Houston to discuss factors affecting global oil prices, but infrastructure bottlenecks and trade tensions threaten to limit the benefits American drillers gain from their growing influence. The UAE solar startup Pawame has raised $2 million in seed funding led by Gulf investors to expand its off-grid solar home system business in Kenya and other African markets.
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