Africa & Middle East

Chinese solar farm developer and mounting manufacturer Powerway has agreed a joint venture with distributor Nizam Energy to develop projects in Pakistan and the Middle East.

A contract has been signed for the first solar power plant to be built in the Gulf state of Kuwait, a 280MW solar thermal power plant in Al-Abdaliya.

A 500kW rooftop photovoltaic power plant has been built by Turkish-German company KosiFrankensolar on the roof of beverage producer Sural in Antalya, Turkey.

Plans to develop 700MW of desert PV capacity in Punjab, Pakistan, have been approved.

The provincial government of Gauteng in South Africa is to spend over ZAR11 billion this year (US$1 billion) installing solar on all state-owned buildings in the province.

Solar Frontier, a subsidiary of the Japanese Shell Group, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K, is celebrating the six month performance of a 10.5MW array in Saudi Arabia.

Renewable energy technology developer Abengoa has completed construction of South Africa’s first solar tower.

The third bidding window for South Africa’s national renewable energy initiative closes today amid expectations of a surge in competition for the available PV capacity.

Sunpower Israel inaugurated the commercial operation of the largest solar power plant in Israel on Tuesday 6 August.

Dubai-based investment company Adenium Capital has purchased a 24MW solar farm in southern Italy.