[MENA to add 50GW of utility-scale solar by 2030]The MENA country plans to add 49.5GW of installed utility-scale solar capacity by 2030. With more than 30GW of development or construction projects announced between Oman, Morocco and Kuwait, these jurisdictions will lead the region in utility-scale solar PV this decade. All announced solar and wind projects will add more than five times the current renewable energy capacity in the MENA region, with utility-scale solar capacity currently standing at 7.4GW. In addition, Oman also plans to build a 12.5GW solar photovoltaic project, which will be operational by 2038. Editor/Xing Wentao
The delegation of the Uzbekistan Electrical Industry Association is in talks with Guangdong Ruipuou Industrial Co., Ltd. for cooperation, planning to lay out fiber optic production in the local area and build a cable equipment service center in the Tashkent Oblast park to achieve localization of operation and maintenance technology. This cooperation helps Ukraine introduce advanced cable manufacturing technology and enhance the localization capacity of the electrical industry. Ruipuou specializes in supplying complete sets of production equipment for wires and cables.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On November 2, 2026, the first phase of the Hams Hall energy storage project supplied by Sungrow in the UK was put into operation, with a scale of 350MW/1243MWh, making it the largest operational energy storage system in Europe.Editor/Gao Xue