Africa & Middle East

The polysilicon factory will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons and is expected to be operational in 2025.

Digitalisation offers PV plant operators the opportunity to shift from preventive to predictive maintenance practices. Eduardo Sarquis reports on research aimed at shedding further light on the system performance benefits of moving to a predictive O&M strategy.

Unpredictable environmental changes such as cloud coverage and dust particles are related to frequent changes in solar radiation at a site.

Solar PV capacity was the most awarded renewables through government tenders last year, accounting for 44% of the total volume with 61GW.

TrinaTracker, has launched an updated version of its Vanguard 1P Smart Tracking Solution, featuring hardware and software upgrades aimed at improving installation efficiency, system stability and long-term reliability.

Teraco has also secured its first grid capacity allocation from South Africa state-operated utility Eskom.

Todd Karin and Tristan Erion-Loric from PV Evolution Labs discuss the technical and financial impacts of cell cracks and hail damage, among other topics.

IEA and Wood MacKenzie talk about grid connection issues worldwide and what countries need to do to upgrade the grid.

The Q1 2024 edition of PV Tech Power is available to download now. This issue focuses on PV module quality issues, risk mitigation, carbon pricing policies and much more.

Masdar and DEWA establish a joint venture, Shuaa Energy 4, to develop the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.