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Construction is expected to take 12 months, after which the facility will enter service at full capacity. Image: Unsplash.

Syria signs deal with STE to build 100MW solar PV plant

September 1, 2025
General Corporation for Electricity Transmission and Distribution has signed a deal with Syrian-Turkish Energy Company (STE) to build a 100MW solar plant in Kafr Behm, Hama Governorate.
Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly (centre) during the signing ceremony.

Egypt to build 4GW solar, 1GWh battery storage manufacturing facility

August 28, 2025
Bahraini, Chinese, Egyptian and Emirati groups have agreed to develop a new solar and storage manufacturing facility in Egypt
Solar PV plant in Saudi Arabia from ACWA Power

ACWA Power commissions 2.7GW Saudi PV portfolio

August 22, 2025
Saudi developer ACWA Power has started commercial operations of a 2.7GW solar PV portfolio in its home country.
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Consortium behind 2GW Saudi PV project reaches financial close 

August 20, 2025
The consortium building the Al Sadawi PV power plant in Saudi Arabia has reached financial close on the 2GW project.
According to the firm, the facility will help it meet rising demand as it targets 1GW of operating capacity. Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash

New Stonepeak Middle East renewables vehicle to be led by ex-Jinko executive

August 18, 2025
Investment fund Stonepeak has launched a new Middle Eastern renewables platform headed up by a former executive at Jinko Power.
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TotalEnergies breaks ground on 1GW Basra solar farm in Iraq

July 28, 2025
French energy major TotalEnergies has begun the construction of its 1GW solar farm in the Basra region of southern Iraq. 
According to the firm, the facility will help it meet rising demand as it targets 1GW of operating capacity. Image: Markus Spiske via Unsplash

US polysilicon import probe is solar industry’s ‘biggest supply vulnerability’ – Wood Mackenzie

July 22, 2025
The investigation launched on polysilicon under Section 232 could present the biggest supply chain challenge to the US solar industry, according to analyst Wood Mackenzie.
The agreement spans a duration of 25 years and is valued at SAR22.5 billion (US$6 billion). Image: ACWA Power

ACWA Power signs 12GW solar PV PPAs in Saudi Arabia

July 14, 2025
ACWA Power has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) for five solar PV projects in the country.
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Risen’s mass-produced HJT modules hit 26.61% cell conversion efficiency

July 4, 2025
Risen Energy’s mass-produced heterojunction (HJT) modules have reached a cell conversion efficiency of 26.61%, a record figure for the company.
GameChange Solar trackers.

GameChange Solar to double capacity of Saudi Arabia tracker manufacturing facility to 6GW

June 3, 2025
GameChange Solar has announced plans to double the capacity of its Saudi Arabia tracker component manufacturing facility to 6GW.

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