Central Asia, Saudi Arabia, UAE
MbZ preps to battle Riyadh in renewables with reformed Masdar

The UAE's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Mohamed Faraj al-Mazrouei with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, in Baku, on March 15, 2022.
The UAE's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Mohamed Faraj al-Mazrouei with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, in Baku, on March 15, 2022. © Masdar
In the competition for regional dominance between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is banking on the country's renewables company Masdar, a challenger to Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power, to extend the UAE's influence as far as Central Asia. [...]
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