About 1,000 solar power jobs will be created in the UAE during the next two years as employment in the renewables sector rises globally. A report released yesterday by the Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said that worldwide renewable energy employment grew 18 per cent last year compared with 2013. This trend is set to continue in the UAE, particularly for the country’s solar power sector, with 1,000 jobs expected to be added, according to the Middle East Solar Industry Association (Mesia), an industry group based in the UAE. Read more