Turkey inks $12-bn energy project with UAE - Yahoo! News Maktoob

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A coal-fired power station, Germany, September 11, 2012. Turkey signs an agreement with the United Arab Emirates for the development of coal fields in southern Turkey to generate electricity

Turkey signed on Thursday an agreement with the United Arab Emirates for the development of coal fields in southern Turkey to generate electricity.
The agreement between Abu Dhabi-based TAQA and Turkey's state-run power company EUAS marks the biggest Arab investment in the Turkish energy sector, a senior energy ministry official told AFP.
"This is a very serious investment, a significant investment," Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said at the signing ceremony in Ankara.
Turkey inks $12-bn energy project with UAE - Yahoo! News Maktoob