Middle East

Under development by Chinese conglomerate Power China, the project will initially have a capacity of 750 MW.

Acme Solar said the facility would use 3 GWp of solar and 0.5 GWp of wind energy to produce 2,400 tons of green ammonia daily and approximately 900,000 tons annually. Construction is planned in phases with an investment of $3.5 billion over the next three years.

The Sudair Solar PV plant is the first project under the renewable energy program run by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The facility is owned by energy giants ACWA Power and Aramco, as well as electricity holding company Badeel.

The UAE-based developer wants to build several projects at unspecified locations in central and southern Iraq.

The atlas uses existing ground measured radiometric data that have been compared with available solar radiation data derived from satellite image.

An international consortium led by Omani oil company OQ is planning a 25 GW wind-solar complex to produce green hydrogen in the central region of the Middle Eastern country. The clean fuel could be consumed on-site, used to produce green ammonia, or exported to other markets.

The record low price was offered for the 600 MW Al Shuaiba PV IP project, which competed in the second round of the country’s procurement scheme for renewable energies.

The Jordanian government has announced more financial support for the rebate scheme for residential PV systems and solar thermal collectors.

Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone may become the Middle East’s first green hydrogen generation hub powered by several gigawatts of solar. The project is being supported by the Port of Rotterdam, which owns a 50% stake in the Omani port. Around 3.5 GW of PV is being planned for its area.

India’s solar tariffs are some of the lowest in the world, but they’re almost double the Gulf region’s tariffs.