Africa & Middle East

Scatec has started commercial operations at the second and final phase of its gigawatt-scale Obelisk solar-plus-storage project in Egypt.

Researchers in Australia have heralded a potential breakthrough in recovering valuable silver from decommissioned PV modules.

Eight leading Chinese polysilicon producers have signed a joint initiative pledging unified action on standardised pricing, energy conservation, carbon reduction and outdated capacity phase-out.

Glenn Davis at Kiwa PI Berlin writes about why quality assurance has become one of the foundations for a solar PV project's bankability.

The Lebanese government is seeking bids for 350MW of solar PV and 1GWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity.

Envusa Energy has reached financial close on a 63MWac solar PV project at Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen Mine in South Africa.

Perovskite innovators Oxford PV and Caelux are part of a new AI-enabled research network set up to accelerate breakthroughs in materials science.

JA has begun shipping modules under a multi-gigawatt order bound for a 5.2GW “round-the-clock” solar-plus-storage project in Abu Dhabi.

The Zambian government has signed five contractor groups to build 312MW of solar capacity, with a 2MW solar plant in each constituency.

Oman has announced US$1.7 billion for 105 projects and investments across a number of sectors, including solar cell and module manufacturing.