saudi arabia

August 1, 2016
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development agrees to major funding of FRV's winning bid in Jordan's recent Round 2 PPA tender for solar energy production.
June 10, 2016
The Saudi Electric Company (SEC) has opened a 100MW solar tender.
April 26, 2016
Saudi Arabia has confirmed a new 9.5GW renewable energy target as part of its 2030 Vision initiative to move its economy away from reliance on oil.
March 18, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has said he believes it will be impossible to keep fossil fuel resources “in the ground” even in the next 50 years but nonetheless sees his country as an ideal potential manufacturer-exporter of PV panels.
February 2, 2016
If you want to understand the strength of the case for solar in Saudi Arabia, examining the country's peak load is a good place to start. First Solar's Osama al Othman explains why the country's power problems are ripe for a solar solution.
January 26, 2016
First Solar has installed a 684kW pilot PV system for a major agricultural firm in Saudi Arabia.
January 11, 2016
Saudi-based industrial conglomerate Al-Afandi Group has signed a property contract with the Yanbu Royal Commission in Saudi Arabia for the first phase what is hoped to become a 1GW integrated module factory.

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