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QatarEnergy has inaugurated two solar projects with a capacity of 875MW, which will more than double Qatar’s installed solar capacity.

Almaden has announced plans to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates, via its existing subsidiary Almaden (MENA).

Shanghai Electric and Masdar have signed an agreement to build the 2GW Sadawi solar project in Saudi Arabia.

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.

The Middle East has become a key market for Chinese PV companies, both as a source of demand for hardware and also as a hotspot for new manufacturing hubs. Carrie Xiao reports on some of the latest developments in the region.

Chinese PV tracker provider Arctech has secured a 1.5GW solar tracker supply agreement with Chinese state-owned energy company PowerChina.

SolarEdge has closed its utility-scale battery storage division, resulting in a layoff of roughly 12% of its total workforce.

Helena Li, president at Trinasolar, spoke with PV Tech about diversifying solar manufacturing and localising products for specific markets.

Masdar plans to develop including over 6GW of new solar capacity and 4GW of new solar manufacturing capacity in Egypt.

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has issued a tender seeking advisory services for a co-located 1.6GW solar PV/1GW BESS project.