Is the Middle East’s Solar Market Breakthrough Finally Happening?

A new joint report examines the shifting tide for fuel subsidies and what it means for solar markets.

  

Solar’s time has (nearly) come in the Middle East.

According to GTM Research's new Global Solar Market Attractiveness Index, the region is home to some of the most attractive markets for new-build solar in the world, and a steady stream of internationally competitive tenders — including more than 8 gigawatts expected in 2018 — has created a sizable pipeline of utility-scale projects in the Gulf, driven prices to record lows and caught the attention of the world.

UAE Committed to Negotiations on Climate Change

UAE delegation at Paris summit highlights clean energy strategy among other efforts to tackle global warming

The UAE is committed to negotiations regarding the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to reach a global agreement that ensures practical and effective steps to curb the repercussions of climate change.

Speaking at the 21st Session of the Conference of Parties (COP21), Dr Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Special Envoy for Energy and Climate Change, said: “Climate change affects the entire world and has economic, political and humanitarian consequences that pose a real threat to present and future generations.”

Dr Al Jaber, who is also Head of the UAE delegation participating in Paris talks, said the UAE has taken initiative for many years to deal with climate change and launched several initiatives to develop clean energy.