The Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation “Dhaman” revealed that the renewable energy sector in the Arab region attracted 360 foreign projects with an investment cost exceeding $351 billion, creating more than 83,000 jobs between January 2003 and December 2024.
According to the corporation’s 2025 report, five Arab countries—namely the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, and Jordan—attracted 248 foreign projects, accounting for 69 percent of the total. The investment value of these projects reached about $291 billion, representing 83 percent of the total, while providing about 68,000 jobs, or 82 percent of the total.
The UAE topped the list as the leading investor country in the region’s renewable energy sector over 22 years, in terms of the number of projects, investment cost, and jobs created. It attracted 57 projects (16 percent of the total), with an investment value exceeding $88.5 billion (25 percent of the total), while generating more than 16,000 jobs.
