US solar project developer SolarReserve has announced plans to build a solar energy park in Saudi Arabia that will produce up to 600MW of baseload capacity
Renewables
MENA region to deploy solar power projects worth US$155 billion
Countries in the MENA region are set to invest an estimated US$155bn in solar energy projects by 2017
Kuwait invites solar farm construction bids
Kuwait has invited bids to build a solar farm that will be expected to produce 70MW of electricity by 2016
Aramco selects Soitec's solar energy technology for pilot plant
Saudi Aramco has decided to use Soitec?s concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology for a one megawatt solar-energy pilot plant in Saudi Arabias northwestern Tabuk region