middle east

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.

Masdar has raised US$1 billion in green bond financing to support the development of new clean energy projects.

Saudi Arabia's PIF has signed two solar PV manufacturing agreements with Chinese manufacturers JinkoSolar and TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant JinkoSolar will build a 10GW n-type solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia.

Indian EPC firm Larsen & Toubro has secured contracts to build two solar PV plants in the Middle East with a combined capacity of 3.5GW.

As the unexpected happens, accurate forecasting becomes a vital tool to sustain grid operations, writes Tigo Energy's Evgeny Finkel.