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MENA Weekly Round-Up: Oman, Qatar Top Renewable Energy Growth in GCC

Oman and Qatar recorded the fastest renewable energy growth in the GCC in 2025, with installed capacity more than doubling, according to the International Renewable...

April 14, 2026

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Meghana Prasad

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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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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Staff

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Market & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Nippon to Manufacture 1 GW of Solar Modules in Dubai

Japanese solar engineering, procurement, and construction company Nippon Energy announced its plans to launch a solar module manufacturing facility in Dubai. The...

May 5, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Daily Wrap-up
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Top Solar Projects Driving Energy Transition in the GCC Countries

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are quickly expanding their renewable energy portfolios, with utility-scale solar projects leading this transformation. As...

April 22, 2025

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Baset Asaba

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Open Access

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Solar
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MENA Weekly Roundup: Iraq Begins Construction of 1 GW Solar Project

Iraq started constructing its largest solar power project, Basra Sun, with a total capacity of 1,000 MW in the Basra province. The civil work on the project, which spans...

March 17, 2025

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Tina Freese

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Renewable Energy

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Solar
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JA Solar to Supply Modules for 875 MW Solar Project in Qatar

Beijing-based solar module maker JA Solar has signed a deal with Samsung C&T, a South Korea-based construction and engineering company, to supply photovoltaic...

January 23, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uttar Pradesh to Install 22 GW Solar Capacity by FY27

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The Uttar Pradesh Government approved the ‘Solar Energy Policy, 2022,‘...

November 25, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Project Finance Brief: APG Acquires 49% Stake in Gemini Solar + Storage Project in Las Vegas

From: Mercom Capital Group APG, a Netherlands-based pension asset manager, agreed to acquire 49% equity ownership in the $1.2 billion 690 MWAC Gemini Solar + Storage...

October 19, 2022

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Other
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Marubeni, Total and Siraj Energy to Develop 800 MW of Solar Projects in Qatar

A special purpose company (SPC) formed by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation, France-based Total Solar International and Siraj Energy of Qatar has signed a power purchase...

January 23, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Solar

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Utility Scale
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Qatar Investment Authority to Acquire 25% Stake in Adani Electricity Mumbai

In an important development, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has signed an agreement to invest ₹32 billion (~$450 million) for a 25.1% stake in Adani Electricity...

December 13, 2019

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Finance and M&A

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