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Masdar inks 1GW Kyrgyzstan renewables deal
Agreement with Kyrgyz Republic's energy ministry commences with a 200MW PV project due online in 2026
Jan 10, 2023 // Plants, Masdar, Asia, Kyrgyzstan
Qatar thinking about buying renewables in Egypt
Qatar is interested in purchasing renewable energy in Egypt, especially in solar and also wind projects, the president of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) said during a meeting with his equivalent at Egypt's General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI).
Jun 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Qatar, Africa, Egypt, Abdel Wahab
Sharjah Debuts 60-MWp Solar Park to Decarbonize Sajaa Gas Plant
Sharjah launches “SANA,” a 60 MWp solar park by SNOC and Emerge that powers the Sajaa gas plant, trims 66k t CO₂ yearly, and advances UAE clean-energy goals.
Jun 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, United Arab Emirates, decarbonization, Sharjah, SNOC, Emerge
South Sinai Governor opens solar energy station
South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda, Chairman of the Canal Company for Electricity Distribution Mohammed al-Sayed, and the French Electricity Company Schneider Electric cooperatively opened on Sunday a solar energy station in Abou Gharaged village of the city of Abou Redis in South Sinai. The station will provide all-day electricity to the village’s residents.
Oct 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Transport, Jinko Solar, Schneider Electric, Sinai, Khaled Fouda, INTRO Solar, Sherif Abdel Fattah
Qatar’s 800 MW tender draws world record solar power price of $0.01567/kWh
Utility Kahramaa has revealed the winning consortium initially offered $0.01745/kWh with the price then reduced based on financial market indices.
Jan 23, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, tender, Asia, Qatar
Jolywood provides panels for 500 MW Ibri 2 site in Oman
The Chinese solar maker has completed the very first 10 MWp shipment of 24,700 of its 405 W bifacial photovoltaic panels for the 500 MW Ibri 2 PV range in Oman.
Jul 3, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Solar Panels, bifacial, PV panels, Asia, middle east, Oman, Jolywood, Rajit Nanda
Iraq's Solar Sunrise: Inching Toward Renewable Hope
Iraq is tapping into solar power to resolve chronic electricity shortages and access clean energy. With over 70 buildings solarized since 2020, Iraq is leading the way in renewable energy and offering $750 million in zero-interest loans to further its cause.
Nov 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Iraq
MA'ADEN, GlassPoint sign pact to create world's biggest solarized steam plant
The upcoming solar thermal plant called 'Solar 1' will be located in Ras al Khairto harness the power of the sun to produce steam that will better be used to improve bauxite ore into alumina.
The 1,500 MW solar steam facility will help MA'ADEN attain sustainability objectives by decreasing carbon discharges by over 600,000 tons annually.
Jun 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, MoU, carbon emissions, GlassPoint, industrial solar steam, MA'ADEN, Riyadh Al Nassar, Robert Wilts, Rod MacGregor, Saudi Green Initiative, SGI
Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale
Utilizing a conductive atomic force microscopic lense, they scanned the solar cell surfaces and also discovered small, nanometre-sized channels for the destructive dark currents, which are due to disorder in the a-Si: H layer.
Mar 17, 2021 // Technology, Germany, solar cells, Europe, efficiency, HZB, Klaus Lips
ACWA Power switches on 50 MW solar farm in Jordan
The PV project, that was tendered by Jordanian utility NEPCO in 2017, will sell electricity at $0.059/kWh. The plant is situated at Jordan's Risha area, which is approximately 300 km northeast of Amman.
Dec 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Jordan, Asia, ACWA Power, NEPCO
Perovskite Dual PV-LED Hits 26.7% PCE, 31% EQE
A single perovskite diode turns light into power—and power back into brilliant LEDs—thanks to porous alumina “sponge” islands that slash recombination, boosting solar efficiency and LED brightness.
May 1, 2026 // Technology, perovskite, efficiency, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Science and Technology of China
Masdar and also Ethiopia indication agreement to develop 500MW of solar
Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar is proceeding its global development with brand-new plans to develop 500MW of solar in Ethiopia through a partnership with the country's federal government.
Mar 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar, Ethiopia, Africa, Masdar Clean Energy, public private partnerships
Saudi Arabia’s 2.79-GW solar wave hits grid as projects certify
ACWA Power has received commercial-operation certificates for three Saudi PV plants totaling 2.79 GW, with financial impact expected in the second half of 2025.
Aug 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Saudi Arabia, utility-scale PV, Asia, middle east, ACWA Power, commissioning
Abu Dhabi Plans Solar, Water Plants in Drive for Net-Zero Target
Solar as well as better desalination to help in reducing emissions
Oil-rich emirate objectives to make power more affordable for industry
Jan 21, 2022 // Plants, Asia, UAE, Abu Dhabi, PV Power Plant
Sunpure Wins Contract to Supply Cleaning Robots for Qatar's Large-Scale Solar Plant
The cumulative capacity for both solar PV plants that Sunpure will supply services for is 875 MW.
This will certainly be the second PV project on a large scale in Qatar that uses PV cleaning robotic remedies.
In August last year, QatarEnergy- a state-owned oil company of Qatar, awarded a contract valued at $630.33 million to Samsung C&T for the EPC of the project.
May 30, 2023 // Plants, Sungrow, sprng energy, Samsung C&T, EPC of solar project, IC Solar Project, O&M of solar project, Sunpure
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