Dubai-based multinational industrialist Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) sprung to prominence in the renewables sphere in 2015 with the acquisition of Spanish developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and its 3.6GW portfolio of international projects.

At the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, as part of a strategy marrying solar and wind power with environmental services in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Australia, ALJ announced the formation of water desalination unit Almar