The report was launched by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) during the World Future Energy Summit 2025 in Abu Dhabi
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Abu Dhabi
UAE President witnesses world’s first 24/7 solar PV, battery storage gigascale Abu Dhabi project launch
The launch marks a pivotal moment in the clean energy transformation, allowing renewable energy to be dispatched 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
UAE’s Masdar, SOCAR Green reach financial closure for 760 MW solar projects in Azerbaijan
Agreements with EBRD, ADB, and AIIB were signed at COP29 in Baku, with total project costs expected to exceed $600 million.
Renewable Energy
UAE to pass renewable energy targets for 2030
UAE expected to exceed renewable energy capacity ambitions for 2030
Ras Al Khaimah
Australia’s InSky Robotics sets up first GCC facility in Ras Al Khaimah to supply solar farm robots
The move is aimed at catering to the increasing demand for robotic solutions within the solar energy sector across the GCC region
clean energy
UAE energy startups secure over AED 110 mn in funding during H1 2024
The total number of startup companies operating in the energy sector in the UAE reached about 54 by the end of 2023
Renewable Energy
Saudi Arabia launches geographical survey project for renewable energy sites
Authorities awarded contracts to Saudi companies to install 1,200 stations for measuring solar and wind energy across all regions of the country
clean energy
Revealed: ISA to woo major firms to solar energy sector in Africa, Middle East with a $200mn initial fund
The global intergovernmental body is in parleys with authorities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to expand the fund corpus and also the scope of the initiative to the Middle East in a big way