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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Egypt Launches 2 GW Solar Cell, Module Plant

Egypt laid the foundation stone for the Atum Solar manufacturing complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, a $210 million project being developed by a consortium of...

December 23, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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MENA Weekly Round-Up: ACWA Power, Bapco Energies Sign Solar Plus BESS Deal

ACWA Power and Bapco Energies announced a joint development agreement to execute a solar-plus-large-scale battery energy storage (BESS) project in the eastern province...

December 16, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Egypt Plans $15 Billion South Sinai Renewable Complex

A consortium of international companies, led by Spain’s Abengoa, plans to invest $15 billion in Egypt’s South Sinai region to construct a renewable energy complex...

December 8, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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MENA Weekly Roundup: Saudi Raises $8.2 billion for 15 GW Solar, Wind Projects

A consortium comprising ACWA Power, Water and Electricity Holding Company, and Saudi Aramco Power Company achieved financial closure of $8.2 billion for seven...

December 2, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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MENA Weekly Roundup: Nine Bidders Compete for Bahrain’s 3 MW Solar Project

Bahrain’s Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs received nine bids for the development of a 3 MW grid-connected solar project for the General Sports Authority. The...

November 24, 2025

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Meghana Prasad

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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Kuwait to Add Battery Storage to Ease Power Shortages

Kuwait is negotiating a major battery storage project with a discharge capacity of up to 1.5 GW and a total energy storage capacity of between 4 GWh and 6 GWh to...

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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Dubai Invites Bids for 2 GW Solar Park with 1.4 GWh BESS

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority invited bids to submit proposals for the seventh phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Bids will be accepted for...

November 10, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Saudi Arabia Awards 4.5 GW Renewable Projects

The Saudi Power Procurement Company awarded four solar and one wind projects totaling 4.5 GW in the sixth phase of the National Renewable Energy Program. Abu Dhabi...

November 3, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Masdar, EWEC Break Ground on Solar Plus Storage Project

Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) have broken ground on a solar-plus-storage project capable of delivering round-the-clock baseload energy. The...

October 28, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Solar

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Wind
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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Infinity to Develop 1.2 GW Solar-Storage Project in Egypt

Egypt-headquartered renewable energy company, Infinity Power, is likely to secure a 1,200 MW solar power project with battery storage in the country. Of the total...

September 30, 2025

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Melvin Mathew

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Energy Storage

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Iraq Launches 300 MW Solar Facility in Karbala

Iraq is inaugurating its first industrial-scale solar facility in its Karbala region, with a peak capacity of 300 MW, to tackle widespread electricity blackouts....

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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Egypt Allocates $2.8 Billion for Power, Renewables

Egypt’s Ministry of Planning stated that the country has allocated E£136.3 billion ($2.8 billion) to the electricity and renewable energy sector in its 2025-26...

September 8, 2025

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Mercom Staff

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Market & Policy

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Egypt Signs $220 Million Deal for Solar Manufacturing

Egypt signed a land usufruct contract for a $220 million industrial complex to manufacture solar cells, panels, and energy storage systems in the Suez Canal Economic...

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MENA Weekly Roundup: Renewables Make Up 11.5% of Oman’s Power Mix

Renewable energy contributed 11.5% of Oman’s electricity generation as of May 2025, according to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals. The country is targeting 30%...

August 19, 2025

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Renewable Energy
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Bahrain Begins Work on 150 MW Solar Project

Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) announced the commencement of work on the country’s first solar project. The project has a planned production capacity of...

August 11, 2025

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