• The 6th South Asia Constituency Meeting of Global Environmental Facility (GEF) was conducted in Maldives

    16 May 2012 : 4:05

    The 6th South Asia Constituency Meeting of Global Environmental Facility (GEF) was conducted in Maldives. The meeting was inaugurated by Dr. Mohamed Ali, Chief of staff of president’s office in a ceremony held in Nasandhura Palace Hotel on 15 May 2012. Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, Deputy Minister for Housing and Environment welcomed the participants to the meeting and wished them a pleasant stay in Maldives. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony Dr. Mohamed Ali highlighted the vulnerability of Maldives to climate change and reflected on the various challenges the country face environmentally ...readmore

Maldives participates in the Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Forum

13 May 2012 : 5:46

Deputy Director of Maldives Energy Authority, Mr. Ajwad Musthafa has participated as a speaker in the World Bank sponsored Energy Sector Management and Assistance Programme (ESMAP)’s Renewable Energy Resource Mapping Forum held in Washington DC, May 9, 2012. This event facilitated sharing of knowledge and experience on the mapping of renewable energy resources. It brought together representatives from countries both interested ...readmore

Workshop on Good Practices in Refrigeration

10 May 2012 : 6:29

The Workshop for Technicians on Good Practices in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Servicing and ‘Train the Trainers’ Workshop on Good Practices in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning’ has been completed and certificates have been awarded on 3 May 2012. The certificates were awarded by the Deputy Minister Mr. Abdullahi Majeed. In his closing remarks, the Deputy Minister highlighted that inorder to phase-out ...readmore

Ministry briefs the media on the on-going water and sanitation projects

02 May 2012 : 9:27

The Water and Sanitation Department of the Ministry today held a press conference to brief the media on the planned and on-going water and sewerage projects in the Maldives. Speaking with the press the Director General at the WATSAN Dept. Ms. Shaheeda Adam highlighted commitment of the government to continue with all on-going and planned water and sanitation projects. In this ...readmore

MEMP’s Technical Committee meeting held

29 April 2012 : 10:28

Maldives Environmental Management Project’s Technical Committee met on Sunday, 22nd April. The main objective of the meeting was to update various stakeholders on the progress that has been made and to discuss relevant issues. This meeting ...readmore

Maldives participates in the Low Carbon Green Growth Forum

25 April 2012 : 10:38

Deputy Director of Maldives Energy Authority, Mr. Ajwad Musthafa has participated in the two day forum for “Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific – Turning Resource Constraints, the Climate Crisis into Economic Growth Opportunities”, held in South Korea, Seoul, 25-26th April 2012. This Roadmap is developed to help policymakers turn the trade-off between the ecological crisis and ...readmore

Maldives participates in the Fourth Meeting of the Asia Solar Energy Forum

25 April 2012 : 8:34

The fourth meeting of the Asia Solar Energy Forum has started on 24th April 2012 at Jodhpur (Sun City), Rajasthan, India. Maldivian delegation attending the forum includes Minister of State for Housing and Environment Hon. Abdul Matheen Mohamed and Assistant Director Mr. Ahmed Ali, Maldives Energy Authority. This forum will focus on the state of the solar energy market, new ...readmore

Developing a Regulatory Framework for the Energy Sector of the Maldives

25 April 2012 : 7:23

Numbers of stakeholder meetings on developing a regulatory framework for the energy sector of the Maldives were conducted from 17-19th April 2012. The consultants hired under the technical assistance from World Bank, gave an update of the activities carried by them developing a regulatory frame work for the energy sector of the Maldives. During these meetings, drafts of the Operator Licensing ...readmore