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State of distributed solar in the GCC region

Several of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have begun to see rooftop solar installations reach high volumes in both the residential and commercial segments – a sign of the growing popularity of distributed solar in the Middle East. The past year has seen a host of contracts signed with developers across the region, including some impressive commercial PV projects.

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Syful Islam

15 Jan 2021

Antonio Cuccarese, business development manager at Metito. | Photo: Metito

Nearly half of the energy demand of the Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi theme park will be met by rooftop solar once the installation of some 16,000 modules – covering an area of 36,000 square meters – is completed in late 2021. The project, which is being developed by Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, will have a …

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