middle east

Global petroleum giants QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies will build a 1.25GW solar PV project in Iraq as part of a wider energy scheme.

Arctech has signed a deal to provide 2.3GW of its Skyline II solar trackers to ACWA Power’s Haden project in Saudi Arabia.

JinkoSolar has signed a supply deal with Saudi Arabian power developer ACWA Power to provide 3GW of TOPCon PV modules.

United Solar is currently building a 100,000 ton polysilicon factory in Oman which it expects to be operational in 2025.

PV Tech Premium analyses the possible impact on a proposed tariff increase on wafers and polysilicon under Section 301 in the US.

EDF Renewables, the Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO) and Masdar have reached financial close for the 1.5GW Al Ajban solar project.

Qatari state-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy has revealed plans for a 2GW “mega” PV project in the Dukhan area of the country.

Construction is expected to start in November, with the 2GW module assembly plant built in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A consortium led by the China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) has signed an EPC contract for the 2GW Haden PV project in Saudi Arabia.

The company said that the new facility would produce 8GW of solar modules and 2GW of cells in the Sohar free port region of Oman.