Global utilities vow to scale renewables capacity by 2.5 times by 2030
Utilities in UNEZA are accelerating grid investment. Member utilities vowed to lift their renewables capacity by 2.5 times to 749 GW by 2030.
UAE inaugurates 2 GW solar power plant in runup to COP28
The Al Dhafra solar power plant in the UAE, with a capacity of 2 GW, was commissioned ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28
TAQA, Masdar, EDF, JinkoSolar ink deal for 2 GW PV plant in Abu Dhabi
Al-Dhafra, which the United Arab Emirates claims would be the biggest single-site solar power facility in the world, will have 3.2 million panels, enough to supply 160,000 domestic households. A state-owned utility in Abu Dhabi signed a power purchase agreement for the 2 GW PV plant with TAQA and Masdar from the UAE and the […]
Hundreds of Greek families jointly building solar power plants of 100 MW
Agricultural cooperative Agrinio Union said works are underway on a group of photovoltaic facilities developed by the local energy community it established. Five hundred Greek families are jointly building solar power plants of 100 MW in total and the model has been incorporated in the national legal framework for future investments in the country. A […]
Abu Dhabi gets world’s record low solar power price offer
A local utility from the United Arab Emirates is starting talks with a consortium which offered to build a 1.5 GW photovoltaic plant and sell electricity for USD 13.5 per MWh. The bid by EDF and JinkoSolar broke the record set this year in Qatar. Solar power has never been cheaper at utility scale. Électricité […]