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Azerbaijan has announced its first solar auction, for a 100MW project in the eastern municipality of Gobustan.

Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology reserachers have developed ‘half-tandem’ solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 27.63%.

GameChange Solar and Jiangsu Zhenjiang New Energy Equipment (JZNEE) will build a new tracker manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

The polysilicon factory will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons and is expected to be operational in 2025.

Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National Investment Authority.

ACWA Power has secured loan financing of US$2.3 billion (SAR8.6 billion) to support the construction of three new solar projects in the state.

A consortium of EDF Renewables and Korea Western Power Corporation (KOWEPO) has reached financial close on a 500MW solar PV plant in the Sultanate of Oman.

The government of Kuwait has launched tenders for 1.1GW of solar projects, to be installed at its Al Shagaya Renewable Energy facility.

From the world’s largest project being commissioned to a possible downturn for solar manufacturers in 2024, and including the US Department of Treasure releasing guidance from the Inflation Reduction Act. Here, PV Tech runs down its top 10 stories of the past 12 months.