Showing posts with label solar markets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label solar markets. Show all posts

May 2, 2018

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.