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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. 
SAEL, through its subsidiary SAEL Solar P6 Private Limited, is investing INR82 billion (US$954 million) in the project. 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.
Risen-Energy-Intersolar-Europe-2024-booth

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.
Perovskite-silicon research from Fraunhofer ISE.

Fraunhofer ISE and KAUST develop ‘hybrid’ method for perovskite-silicon cell production

June 2, 2025
A new manufacturing method has produced tandem perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 27.8%.
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Qatar minister of state for energy affairs.

QatarEnergy inaugurates 875MW solar portfolio

April 30, 2025
QatarEnergy has inaugurated two solar projects with a capacity of 875MW, which will more than double Qatar’s installed solar capacity.
An Almaden facility.

Almaden to build PV glass manufacturing facility in UAE with annual production capacity of 500,000 tons

April 30, 2025
Almaden has announced plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates, via its existing subsidiary Almaden (MENA).
the Big Beau solar project.: image Masdar

Shanghai Electric and Masdar to build 2GW Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia

April 23, 2025
Shanghai Electric and Masdar have signed an agreement to build the 2GW Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia.
TrinaTracker delegates sign land-lease agreement for PV tracker manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia

TrinaTracker opens 3GW manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

February 19, 2025
TrinaTracker, the tracker arm of Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar, has opened a tracker manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia with an annual production capacity of 3GW.

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