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Iraq is aiming to reach 10GW of installed solar by 2030. Image: IRENA.

Iraq looks to deploy 12GW solar PV by 2030

February 22, 2024
Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National Investment Authority.
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Turkey’s installed solar capacity reaches 12.2GW

February 22, 2024
Turkey's installed solar capacity has surpassed wind thanks to the addition of hybrid projects, adding 510MW of capacity to the solar sector.
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SkyPower and Africa Finance Corporation to co-develop 200MW solar project in DRC

February 20, 2024
SkyPower has signed a joint development agreement with Africa Finance Corporation to develop a 200MW solar project in the DRC.
Solar panels in Saudi Arabia.

ACWA Power secures US$2.3 billion in loan funding for 4.55GW Saudi solar portfolio

February 20, 2024
ACWA Power has secured loan financing of US$2.3 billion (SAR8.6 billion) to support the construction of three new solar projects in the state.
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Fast track out of trouble

February 19, 2024
Jonathan Touriño Jacobo looks at some of the latest developments underpinning trackers’ growing status as an indispensable ingredient in solar’s continued growth.
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BloombergNEF: Europe drives global corporate PPA growth in 2023

February 13, 2024
Global corporate PPA volumes for solar and wind increased to a record of 46GW in 2023 driven by substantial growth in EMEA.
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Maximise yield of solar PV plant with 30 years of site-specific data – Solargis

February 9, 2024
Sub-hourly time series data can provide a dramatically clearer picture of the existing and anticipated performance of a solar PV power plant.
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Saudi Arabia announces successful bidders for 3.7GW solar projects

February 9, 2024
The SPPC announces that Masdar, EDF Renouvelables, Itochu Corporation and Total Energies Renewables are among the companies winning bid.
A C&I solar plant from CrossBoundary in Kenya. Image: CrossBoundary Energy.

Solar-storage hybrid project to power Sierra Leone gold mine

February 8, 2024
CrossBoundary Energy will develop a hybrid solar PV, BESS and thermal energy project at the Baomahun gold mine in Sierra Leone.
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Red Sea attacks driving up shipping costs has implications for solar supply

February 2, 2024
An increase in shipping times and freight rates due to violence in the Red Sea could carry implications for renewable energy and solar products heading to Europe and the US.

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