Kingdom pre-selects ACWA, First Solar, Marubeni, Masdar and others for projects ranging from 20MW to 600MW, with ultra-low prices heralding new PV boost in Middle Eastern kingdom.
Taking a more pessimistic view of the impact of COVID-19 on the end-market demand for solar installations in 2020, IHS Markit expects global installs to decline 16% to 105GW in 2020, compared to around 125GW in 2019.
PV Tech speaks to Ma Rui, Huawei’s director of smart PV for the Middle East and Africa, about the incorporation of artificial intelligence in solar PV, the firm’s growth in the MENA region and how competition in the sector can drive research and development.
Supply chain delays will not trouble developers as much as return-crippling exchange rates, says consultancy Rystad Energy as it trims PV annual growth forecast from 140GW to 126GW.
Agency urges countries to keep clean energy shift ‘front of mind’ as they design anti-pandemic stimulus packages, amid calls to bolster renewables and phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
Crash of crude prices as virus tightens global grip may create challenges for firms relying on oil revenues as they finance a shift to green energy, IEA warns.
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member guides 18GW-20GW of PV module shipments in 2020, around a 39% increase from upwardly revised shipments for 2019.
Suntech is backing the combination of high-efficiency panels with the service offering of sister company meteocontrol to gain traction in the Middle East.
