SAUDI ARABIA

Belize Secures $77 Million Loan from Saudi Arabia for 60-Megawatt Solar Plant

October 18, 2023

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And to aid the country’s growing need for energy, the government has sought funding from Saudi Arabia to construct a 60-megawatt solar plant. The 77-million-dollar loan was obtained in March through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and aims to improve Belize’s energy independence by reducing reliance on foreign energy sources. Minister of State in […]

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OMAN

EDF consortium breaks ground on 500MW Oman solar plant

September 13, 2023

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The plant, which will come up on a 7.8 sq km area, is expected to start commercial operation in the first quarter of 2025 Oman : Leading French developer EDF Renewables and its consortium partner, Korea Western Power Company (Kowepo) has broken ground on its 500MW Manah 1 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant located in […]

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OMAN

Oman seeks project management consultants for 1GW solar plant – EQ Mag

May 1, 2023

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The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) said it has sought requests for proposal (RFPs) from interested bidders to provide project management and supervisory consultancy services for its key solar PV projects – Manah I and Manah II. The key Manah independent power projects (IPP), to be set up on a 15 million sq […]

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AFRICA

Cape Town announces plans to build and operate a solar plant – EQ Mag

April 20, 2023

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South Africa is in the midst of its worst ever electricity rationing program due to depressed generation capacity resulting from several factors, including frequent breakdowns at its aging coal power plants. This electricity rationing is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars per year. The City of Cape Town is working to reduce the […]

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi’s ACWA Power to build 1,000MW solar plant in Iraq – EQ Mag

April 20, 2023

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It is the first clean energy project in the country Saudi developer and operator of power and water desalination plants, ACWA Power, will build a 1,000mw solar power plant in central Iraq, in Najaf city, 160 km from the capital. Iraq’s Minister of Electricity, Ziad Fadil, has announced that the Saudi joint venture, which came […]

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AFRICA

AMEA Power expands Togolese solar plant capacity to 70MW – EQ Mag

March 27, 2023

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Middle Eastern renewable energy company AMEA Power has begun the construction of the third phase of a solar project in Togo. Located in the village of Blitta, the capacity of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed solar power plant will be extended from 50MW to 70MW. It will also include a battery energy storage system to […]

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UAE

Ivory Coast To Construct 70 Megawatt Solar Plant In Partnership With UAE Company Masdar – EQ Mag

March 13, 2023

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Masdar to develop master plan to develop 70 megawatt solar plant in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast has signed an agreement with UAE renewable energy company Masdar to explore the development of a 50-70 megawatt (MW) solar power plant. “Masdar and the Ivorian Ministry of Mining, Petroleum and Energy will explore the joint development of solar […]

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AFRICA

Scatec sells stake in 258MW South Africa solar plant to finance further growth – EQ Mag

February 6, 2023

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Scatec sells stake in 258MW South Africa solar plant to finance further growth Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider Scatec has signed an agreement to sell its 42% equity share in a solar plant in South Africa to a subsidiary of a fund managed by asset manager Stanlib Asset Management Proprietary Limited. Scatec will sell the […]

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AFRICA

R26m solar plant launches in Cape Town – and it has big plans to create jobs for women – EQ Mag

February 6, 2023

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A new solar panel assembly plant employing 53 women has launched in Cape Town. The $1.5 million (R26 million) plant has the capacity to produce about 20 000 solar PV modules a month. The small solar panels are targeted at low-income households in sub-Saharan Africa. For climate change news and analysis A new solar PV […]

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UAE

Major UAE solar plant to go online before COP summit: energy firm – EQ Mag

February 2, 2023

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Abu Dhabi  : One of the world’s biggest solar plants will become fully operational this year in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, months before it hosts UN climate talks, a partner company said Tuesday. The UAE, a major oil exporter, is spending billions to develop enough renewable energy to cover half of its needs by […]

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