JA Solar has signed a solar module supply agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the EPC contractor for the Samarkand 1 and 2 Solar PV Power Plants in Uzbekistan. As per the contract, JA Solar will supply all photovoltaic modules for these two utility-scale projects. Located near Samarkand, the Samarkand 1 & 2 projects, being developed by ACWA Power, will have a combined capacity of 1.2 GW. These solar power plants are expected to generate enough electricity to power hundreds of thousands of homes and reduce carbon emissions by over one million tons annually. Notably, Uzbekistan’s national renewable energy target…
Author: Junaid Shah
Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are deepening their clean energy partnership with a new milestone – a USD 1 billion solar power project in Nigde Bor. Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, has announced that the development marks a major step in expanding their cooperation within the renewable sector. The initiative builds on a series of high-level agreements between the two nations, including a USD 27 billion framework signed in 2023 and a memorandum of understanding between Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar and Turkiye’s Ministry of Energy. Strategic Energy Partnership Deepens In a post…
Envision Energy, a global green technology leader, has announced a collaboration in Kazakhstan’s 1 GW Mirny Wind Farm, the nation’s largest and most ambitious renewable energy project to date. The agreement, formalised through a Letter of Award (LOA) during Kazakhstan Energy Week in Astana, will see Envision supply 124 of its advanced 6.5 MW wind turbines for the project. Transforming Kazakhstan’s Energy Landscape The project is being developed by Aktas Energy, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Samruk-Energo JSC, and KazMunayGas. Once operational, the project will generate approximately 4 billion kWh of clean electricity annually, enough to power over one million households and prevent…
Sineng Electric, in collaboration with Trina Storage, has successfully connected and commenced commercial operation of the Abydos 150 MW/300 MWh utility-scale energy storage system in Egypt. This project is a part of a 500 MW solar park in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate. It is Egypt’s first grid-connected battery energy storage system of this scale, and addresses the critical need for large-scale storage in the country’s electricity grid, marking a contribution under the Belt and Road Initiative. Advanced Technical Design and Robust Performance To meet the stringent 220 kV grid connection requirements and provide at least 150 MW capacity, Sineng Electric…
BYD has unveiled its latest innovation in utility-scale energy storage, introducing the “Haohan” DC battery energy storage system (BESS) at the International Digital Energy Expo in Shenzhen last week. With a 14.5 MWh single-unit capacity, Haohan sets a new benchmark in the energy storage industry, nearly doubling the current industry standard. Breaking Capacity Records According to BYD, Haohan achieves a minimum capacity of 14.5 MWh per unit, substantially more compared to today’s typical 6-7 MWh systems. Even in a standard 20-foot container, the system provides 10 MWh of storage, while offering a volumetric energy density of 233 kWh per cubic…
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, Iraq marked a major milestone in its energy landscape by opening its first industrial-scale 300 MW solar power project in the Karbala province, southwest of Baghdad. Spanning approximately 4,000 dunams (1,000 acres) in the al-Hur desert, the plant is Iraq’s largest solar facility to date. Designed to ease chronic electricity shortages, it symbolises the country’s shift toward renewable energy despite its heavy reliance on oil and gas. A New Era for Iraq’s Energy Mix The Karbala solar plant, featuring tens of thousands of black panels arranged methodically, is expected to reach a peak capacity of…
QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group for the construction of a mega-scale solar power plant in Dukhan. The site is about 80 kilometres west of Doha. The Dukhan solar power plant will be one of the largest in the world. The project will be developed in two phases and will reach a total electricity generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts (MW) by mid-2029. The project is very significant – on completion, it will double Qatar’s solar power production capacity, contributing massively to the country’s renewable ambitions. The agreement was signed by Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the…
The Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has launched a request for qualifications (RFQ) for 5.3 GW of new renewable energy capacity in the Kingdom. The competitive procurement round, part of the seventh phase of the Saudi Arabia National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), will combine 3.1 GW of solar and 2.2 GW of wind energy projects. Solar Projects in Focus Solar will make up the largest share of the new capacity. Five large-scale solar projects have already been approved under this phase. These include two projects within the Tarbajal portfolio, totalling 1.4 GW in Al-Jawf, the 600 MW Mawqaq project in…
Kuwait is facing an acute power crisis fueled by extreme heat, ageing infrastructure, and unscheduled outages, prompting urgent moves to overhaul its power sector, according to fresh analysis from Rystad Energy. Despite ambitious targets to increase the share of renewable from below 1 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030, projections suggest that Kuwait may fall short, with renewable capacity expected to reach only 3.3 GW, roughly 7 percent of total generation, by the end of the decade. Rystad Energy sees a 15 percent renewable share as more realistic by 2035 for Kuwait, when over 11 GW of renewables could…
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has secured two massive battery energy storage systems totaling 4.9 GWh at a cost of just USD 73-75 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) installed, marking a potential turning point for energy storage economics outside China. Energy storage costs have been on the sort of slide that even solar did not experience in its steep drop by over 90% from 2010 to 2020. Battery costs have dropped over 50% in just the past 12 months , with even steeper falls in China, the dominant BESS supplier. The Saudi contracts, awarded to Chinese manufacturer HiTHIUM and Saudi EPC contractor Alfanar…