500 MW project in Egypt: The China Energy Engineering International Group (CEEC) recently completed the construction of the 560 MW DC/500 MW AC solar power plant in Egypt and officially handed it over to the project owner. CEEC calls it the largest single PV project in Egypt. Located in Kom Ombo, Aswan, the project is equipped with more than 1 million solar panels. 

240 MW solar project in Azerbaijan: Global fossil fuel giant bp plc has achieved final investment decision (FID) for the 240 MW Shafag Solar Project in Azerbaijan. This project will be located in the Jabrayil district and will supply clean electricity to the local grid operator AzerEnerji. The latter will supply equivalent power to bp-operated Sangachal Oil and Gas Terminal near Baku. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2025 and be completed in mid-2027. While bp will be the majority shareholder with a 50.01% stake in the solar project, 39.99% will be owned by the state-owned oil company SOCAR Green and the remaining 10% by ABDF.  

300 MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Energy and Water Company and TotalEnergies have achieved financial close for their 300 MW Rabigh 2 Solar Power Plant in Saudi Arabia. This SAR 825 million ($220 million) independent power producer (IPP) facility was awarded to the duo by Saudi Power Procurement Company under round 5 of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). It has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with SPPC.

Jinko ESS in the Middle East: JinkoSolar’s energy storage system (ESS) arm, Jinko ESS, has secured 66 MWh orders for 4 project sites in the Middle East. It will supply ESS G2 5 MWh liquid-cooled systems to support regional grid stability and renewable energy integration. The company says the G2 system is designed for extreme desert conditions and has 94% round-trip efficiency and a 4-hour duration. Delivery will commence in Q3 2025.