OMAN

Oman emerges as MENA leader in prospective solar farm capacity

August 29, 2023

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Oman ranks 1st in MENA region and eleventh worldwide with an impressive prospective capacity of 18,349 MW, accounting for 1.55% of the global total capacity MUSCAT : Oman has secured its position as the leading country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in terms of prospective solar farm capacity, according to the […]

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AFRICA

Taxpayers Fronting $900 Million For Solar Farm In Africa Biden Bragged About Building – EQ Mag

June 19, 2023

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President Joe Biden bragged last week about his administration’s plans to build a solar farm in Africa that U.S. taxpayers are funding a $900 million loan for. Biden’s boast occurred during a speech Wednesday, hosted by the League of Conservation Voters, in which he promoted his administration’s energy and environmental policies, including the Inflation Reduction […]

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BAHRAIN

Bahrain: Alba secures BBK’s sustainability financing for solar farm – EQ Mag

March 16, 2023

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The financing will enable Alba to set up its solar farm with a capacity of more than 6 mega watts Bahrain : Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has secured sustainable financing loan of BD1.6 million to establish its Solar Farm Project from Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait (BBK), Bahrain’s pioneer in […]

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Morocco

Small Morocco punches above its weight on renewables – EQ Mag

December 15, 2022

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Morocco is scoring big on renewables projects. DW takes a look at how it got there. In Ouarzazate, Morocco’s gateway to the Sahara Desert, more than half a million curved mirrors form gigantic circles. Every few minutes, the mirrors rotate to better direct sunlight towards tubes full of synthetic oil, making it so hot, it […]

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AFRICA

Total Eren, Chariot to build 30-MWp solar farm for Zimbabwe platinum mine – EQ Mag

December 8, 2022

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French independent power producer Total Eren and UK-based energy group Chariot Ltd (LON:CHAR) announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to build a solar farm with an initial installed capacity of 30 MWp to supply electricity to the Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe. The partners will now work together to develop, finance, build and operate […]

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EGYPT

Juwi commissions solar-plus-storage project at Egyptian gold mine – EQ Mag

November 21, 2022

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German solar developer Juwi is in the final stages of commissioning a 36MW solar farm, accompanied by a 7.5MW battery energy storage system (BESS), at the Sukari gold mine in Egypt. The project will use bifacial PV modules mounted with single-axis trackers. Juwi said that its Hybrid IQ micro-grid technology will enable the BESS to […]

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SAUDI ARABIA

MENA Project Tracker — Qatar to inaugurate 800MW solar farm – EQ Mag Pro

October 8, 2022

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RIYADH: Qatar is preparing to inaugurate its 800 megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in Al-Kharsaah in mid-October, according to MEED. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, QatarEnergy’s president and CEO, and the country’s minister of state for energy affairs, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that it is fully ready and operational, MEED added. He added: […]

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BAHRAIN

Bahrain tenders landfill remediation project for 100 MW solar farm – EQ Mag Pro

October 1, 2022

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The last date for sending in the RFPs has been set at November 14 Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has launched its tendering process to appoint a qualified contractor to remediate a 2 sq km landfill site at Askar in the southern governorate to prepare the plot for the development of a solar project […]

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JORDAN

Irbid promised 5 major projects – EQ Mag Pro

September 3, 2022

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AMMAN :  Irbid Municipality’s Higher Council for Investment approved five major projects in different sectors, which include a train, mall, and a central market for fruit and vegetables, Al-Mamlaka TV reported. During a council’s meeting on Tuesday, Irbid Governor Nabel Al-Kofahi said that the idea of forming the higher investment council is to develop a […]

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SAUDI ARABIA

Qatar’s ‘Dr Cool’ keeping World Cup stadiums chilly with solar-powered AC – EQ Mag Pro

May 21, 2022

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Saud Abdulaziz Abdul Ghani, has worked for 13 years on the cooling system that he says will keep the players and turf healthy and even eliminate body odour in a packed stadium Qatar has become almost a byword for scorching heat, but some fans will still take a sweater to World Cup stadiums because of […]

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