Lightsource BP company announced it has successfully completed the financing package of $380 million for Elm Branch and Briar Creek solar projects in Texas.

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, witnessed the signing of an agreement to purchase energy for a solar power generation project under a Build-Own-Operate (BOO) system, with a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW), in Kom Ombo, Aswan, worth nearly $200 million.

RGS Energy announced that it has obtained the accreditation from Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), as it will be able to implement connectivity projects on the national electricity grid.

African Development Bank Group (AFDB) aims to increase its funding to Egypt in the coming period to implement projects in the energy sector.

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Corporation (EETC) and GE Grid Solution, a General Electric (GE) company, signed a contract to establish a monitoring center in the Benban Solar Park in Aswan.

The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) has signed an agreement with Masdar for the construction of a solar panels factory that will be the largest in the Arab world.

Egypt has signed 32 power purchasing agreements (PPAs) for solar energy projects that are being conducted in Benban, Aswan to develop the biggest solar energy park in the world.

Benban Solar Park will cover around 37 km2 of desert with solar panels in 2019, providing around 1.8 Gigawatt (GW) of electricity.

Since the Jordanian government announced the initiative of installing 2-kilowatt solar energy systems in March of 2018, the ministry received around 2,495 applications.

Algeria plans to issue solar energy tenders to be able to meet the rising demand for electricity and increase gas exports, an official said.