King Mohammed VI launches Noor 1 in Ouarzazate, Morocco. (Image source: Moroccan American Center for Policy)
Morocco?s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Noor 1 ? first phase of what will become the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world ? near the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate
GE has commenced the shipment of parts and begun the on-site execution of these projects in Iraq. (Image source: Rudolfvleck/Flickr)
GE has signed a ?Power Up Plan? with the Iraq?s Ministry of Electricity for critical electricity generation and maintenance projects throughout the country
MESIA suggests that solar PV can provide a competitive alternative to conventional peak load generation assets. (Image source: Fran Gambín/Pixabay)
The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) has predicted that the MENA region will tender as much as 4 GW of solar energy projects in 2016
Qatar has the world?s third-largest reserves of natural gas, and demand for electricity and water is soaring in line with the country?s rapid economic growth. (Image Source: RoPlant/Flickr)
Yokogawa Electric Korea (YEK) and Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation (YSS) ? subsidiaries of Yokogawa Electric Corporation (YEC) ? have received orders to provide control systems for thermal power and desalination plants to be constructed for Qatar?s Umm Al Houl Power
First Solar has a projected installed capacity of at least 270MW across the Middle East region by 2017. (Image Source: IFC Infrastructure/Flickr)
First Solar and Al Watania Agriculture Company have announced completion of a pilot project to evaluate the use of solar electricity for sustainable power irrigation at a large farm in Saudi Arabia
