MENA

  • PV hits grid parity in Jordan, UAE as MENA capacity surges

    PV prices have finally reached grid parity in Jordan and the UAE, and are approaching that level in Egypt and Morocco, experts revealed at MENASOL 2015.

  • Industry gearing up for high-performance CSP projects in Saudi Arabia

    As part of the recent announcement of the 6th Middle East and North Africa Solar Conference 2014 (MENASOL, 6-7 May, Dubai), CSP Today has produced “CSP Prospects in Saudi Arabia: 2014”...

  • Hidden gems in the Middle East

    With all the attention Saudi Arabia is getting at the moment it is easy to forget there are other markets for CSP emerging in the Middle East.

  • MENA CSP: what lies beyond Saudi?

    Saudi Arabia is emerging as the undisputed land of opportunity for CSP. But there are many other territories in the Middle East and North Africa that deserve attention, too.

  • MENA – opportunities for local component manufacture

    As the CSP industry develops in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) then so it makes sense for components to be manufactured locally.

  • MENA CSP: Is local content the answer?

    The establishment of local companies usually comes as a reaction to the emergence of a domestic market. And in the Middle East and North Africa, CSP is slowly transitioning to a large-scale market in terms of commission and capacity.

  • How bankable is CSP in the Middle East?

    CSP recently made its way into the MENA region through three integrated solar combined cycle plants – in Morocco, Algeria and Egypt – and through the UAE’s Shams 1. With four CSP plants completed in the last two years, will banks start to ease financing for regional developers?

  • CSP in MENA: Challenges and Opportunities

    The Middle East and North Africa are obvious potential hotspots of future CSP development. But the region is very fragmented in terms of both motivations and actual progression.

  • Morocco picks up CSP pace

    Morocco lacks its own fossil fuels and relies on imported coal and oil to meet nearly 97% of its ene