Oman Announce Plans for Second Giant Solar Project

• Tuesday, 9th October 2018
• by Editorial Team

Oman Power and Water Procurement (OPWP) have opened a bidding round for a new utility-scale one gigawatt (GW) solar power plant in Oman’s Dhahirah governorate, Trade Arabia reported. OPWP said that the photovoltaic (P...

Qatar’s Nebras Power Buys 75% Stake in Dutch Solar Firm

• Monday, 17th September 2018
• by Editorial Team

Qatari investment company Nebras Power has acquired a 75% controlling stake in Dutch solar firm Zon Exploitatie Nederland, the Qatar News Agency announced on Twitter on September 16. Zon Exploitatie Nederland is a Dut...

Dubai Expands Solar Power Generation by 200MW

• Monday, 7th May 2018
• by Editorial Team

The first stage of the third phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has been completed, expanding the site’s capacity by 200MW, Aetos Wire reports. UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin...

MIGA Provides $102.6 M for Egypt’s Solar Energy

• Tuesday, 16th January 2018
• by Sarah Samir

The World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will provide Egypt with $102.6 million in credit facilities to finance the construction, operation, and maintenance of six solar power plants, Amw...

EETC to Launch Solar Plants Tender

• Monday, 15th January 2018
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) will launch a tender by the end of January for global firms to establish 500 MW solar power plants. During tender, the companies will make a presentation on their p...

KarmSolar Inks PPA for 23.5 MW Solar Project

• Tuesday, 3rd October 2017
• by Editorial Team

KarmSolar finalized a power purchase agreement (PPA) for two solar plants with subsidiaries of the Dakahlia Group, PV Tech reports. The solar projects will have a combined capacity of 23.5 megawatts and will cost $23 ...

EETC to Contract Al Fanar for Solar Projects

• Thursday, 27th April 2017
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) will sign a power purchase agreement with Saudi Arabian Al Fanar Company. Director of Alfanar’s Renewable Energy Projects in Egypt, Mohamed Abdel Karim, told Daily ...

Egypt Signs AFESD Funding Agreement for Solar Plant

• Thursday, 20th April 2017
• by Sarah Samir

The Egyptian Minister of Investments and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, signed an Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) agreement worth $85m. The deal was signed by the Egyptian Minister and AF...

Algeria to Bid 3 Solar Power Plants

• Sunday, 9th April 2017
• by Sarah Samir

Algeria plans to invite bids for construction of three photovoltaic solar power plants with total capacity of about 4,000 MW, and several energy and financial firms are already interested, Reuters reported, citing the...

UEEPC to Buy Electricity from Infinity Solar

• Wednesday, 5th April 2017
• by Editorial Team

Infinity Solar signed a contract to sell the power produced by its 1MW solar power plant in 6th of October City to the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC), Daily News Egypt reported. According to Infini...