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Chinese solar cell producer Drinda New Energy Technology has cancelled plans to build a cell manufacturing plant in Oman.

Masdar has signed an agreement to acquire and develop a 550MW solar PV project from Lightsource bp in Greece.

The Shanxi Installation Group has selected Spanish engineering consultancy IDOM to design its 500MW Al Kamil I Solar Project in Oman.

A 250MW solar park in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve will be the site of a scheme to reintroduce endangered sand gazelles into the wild.

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Abu Dhabi’s utility, Emirates Water and Electricity (EWEC), is targeting more than 35GW of solar capacity by 2035.

ACWA Power has started commercial operations at The Red Sea, which combines 340MW of solar PV with 1,227MWh of batteries, in Saudi Arabia.

PV Tech Premium speaks to IEEFA's Jonathan Bruegel about how renewable PPAs have become a key part of European energy resilience.

The UAE has raised its renewable and nuclear energy target to account for 35% of its energy mix by 2030-31, according to state-run media.

Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.