Middle East starts cleaning up its power act with renewable push Maguire

LITTLETON, Colorado, April 5 (Reuters) – The Middle East has by far the lowest share of clean power in its electricity mix of all regions, but is starting to change that through hefty increases in renewable energy generation capacity. Middle East renewables capacity jumped by 12.8% in 2022 from the year before, the biggest gain in percentage terms of any region last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The region’s largest renewables producers – Iran, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Jordan – all lifted green capacity to new highs in 2022. In addition, Qatar, Oman and Lebanon…