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Solar panel factory inaugurated in Algeria – EQ Mag Pro

June 9, 2022 Anand Gupta

Algeria’s minister of industry Ahmed Zeghdar and the minister of renewable energy Benattou Ziane have inaugurated a solar panel factory in the province of Ouargla with an annual capacity of 180 MW. The factory is owned by Zergoun Green Energy. This project, the first of its kind in Algeria, is of great importance to the […]

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Vantage Data Centers signs 87MWp PPA with SolarAfrica for Johannesburg campus

June 8, 2022 Anand Gupta

Will cover a third of its power needs Vantage Data Centers has signed an 87MWp power purchase agreement (PPA) with SolarAfrica. The solar energy contract will cover around a third of the energy Vantage expects to consume at its Vantage’s upcoming Johannesburg data center campus. The campus will have 80MW of IT capacity across three […]

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Masdar agrees to develop 4 GW of clean energy projects in Azerbaijan – EQ Mag Pro

June 6, 2022 Anand Gupta

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed implementation agreements with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to develop clean and renewable energy projects in the country with a combined confirmed capacity of 4,000 megawatts (MW) as an exclusive concession, with the right to develop an additional 6,000 MW […]

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Ember: If Gas Prices Remain High, Wind & Solar Power Can Help Turkey Save $700 Million/Month

June 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

An Ember analysis claims Turkey was able to save $7 billion in the last 12 months with wind and solar power generation In the absence of wind and solar power plants, Turkey would have had to resort to underutilized gas-fired or coal power plants relying on imports Country should make efforts to further expand renewable […]

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Saudi Arabia’s leading mining company signs an MOU to facilitate the study to develop the first solar steam project in the kingdom to decarbonize MA’ADEN’s alumina refinery

June 3, 2022 Anand Gupta

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA’ADEN), Saudi Arabia’s national mining champion and one of the fastest-growing mining companies in the world, and GlassPoint, the leader in industrial solar steam, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant at MA’ADEN’s Alumina refinery. When complete, the 1,500 MW solar steam […]

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Construction begins on Saudi Arabia’s Jubail 3B Independent Water Project with the largest in-house solar capability of 61 Mwh for a desalination plant in the Kingdom – EQ Mag Pro

May 31, 2022 Anand Gupta

A groundbreaking ceremony took place today at the 570,000 m3/day Jubail 3B Independent Water Project (IWP) plant in Saudi Arabia, marking the start of construction. The plant is being built by a consortium comprised of ENGIE, Nesma Company Limited and Ajlan & Bros holding group for Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC). The desalination plant, which […]

Israel-based company Econergy Renewable Energy Ltd. has established a new partnership with TERNA ENERGY to develop solar power plants in Greece with a combined capacity of 460 MW.

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Iraq prepares to construct 150 MW of photovoltaic parks in Al Anbar province – EQ Mag Pro

May 25, 2022 Anand Gupta

Al Anbar Governorate is planning to award two funding firms from the UAE a contract to construct solar energy vegetation with a complete capability of 150 MW in Iraq’s largest province. The province in cooperation with the ministry of electrical energy has ready 5 websites to arrange photo voltaic parks, deputy governor Jassim Abdullah has […]

Iraq intends 750-MW solar project in Al-Muthanna province

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Iraq intends a 750-MW solar project in Al-Muthanna province – EQ Mag Pro

May 21, 2022 Anand Gupta

Iraq is planning to build a 750-MW solar park in the southern Al-Muthanna Governorate, the country’s preacher of electricity Adel Karim has actually said. The federal government will certainly sustain Al-Muthanna with the large-scale solar project as well as a number of smaller sized power plant to guarantee sufficient electricity supply in the governorate, Karim […]

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Israel to test floating sun-tracking system to generate clean electricity – EQ Mag Pro

May 16, 2022 Anand Gupta

The solar pilot project will be carried out jointly by the Israeli company Xfloat, which developed the system, and Mekorot national water company, according to the statement. JERUSALEM: Israel has announced a project for testing an artificial intelligence (AI) floating system to generate electricity by tracking the sun, the state’s Finance Ministry and the Israel […]

Solar power projects of 1370 MW capacity launched in UP during Yogi’s tenure

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Lebanon issues 11 licenses for small-scale solar power projects totaling 165 MW – EQ Mag Pro

May 14, 2022 Anand Gupta

BEIRUT : The Lebanese government issued licences to eleven companies to begin producing 15 megawatts (MW) of solar power each, energy minister Walid Fayyad said on Thursday during a press conference. The companies will have a year to secure funding, the minister added, saying it would be a “good sign” to the international community, which […]