US-based First Solar considers the Middle East as a key market for its solar technology and an area in which it is looking to expand its operations, especially in Saudi Arabia, according to the companys business development manager
Renewables
Renewable energy growth to surge more than 40 per cent by 2017
The International Energy Agencys (IEA) first renewable energy market report has predicted that renewable power generation across the globe will increase by more than 40 per cent in the six years through 2017
Opportunities exist for the private sector in the GCC renewable energy sector says Deloitte
A new report by Deloitte highlights the positive effect that recent changes in regional policies towards renewable energy will have on private sector opportunities in the GCC
QSTec secures US$1 billion funding for polysilicon plant
Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has secured financing from Masraf Al Rayan Islamic Bank for the construction of its US$1 billion polysilicon manufacturing plant