A consortium comprising Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Kuwait’s Fouad AlGhanim & Sons has been selected to develop the 1.1 GW Al-Dibdibah solar project and Al-Shagaya Renewable Energy Phase III, Zone 1 independent power project in Kuwait. The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy will procure power generated from the project through the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects. The development forms part of Kuwait’s efforts to expand large-scale renewable energy capacity and diversify its power generation mix.

Egypt laid the foundation stone for a $50 million energy storage system assembly factory being developed by China-based energy technology company Sungrow Power Supply in the Sokhna Industrial Zone of the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The facility will be established within the  Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area-Egypt industrial developer zone as part of the country’s efforts to localize renewable energy manufacturing and strengthen domestic clean energy supply chains.

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia plan to expand their renewable energy cooperation with an additional 3 GW of projects, taking the total planned capacity under their partnership in Türkiye to 5 GW. Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the two countries had previously signed an agreement covering 2 GW of renewable energy projects. The agreement covering another 3 GW is expected to be signed on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference in Antalya in November.

Türkiye launched a 1 GW offshore renewable energy resource area tender, with the initiative expected to create opportunities across project development, marine construction, port infrastructure, grid development, and renewable energy supply chains. Turkey’s renewable energy strategy targets 120 GW of combined solar and wind capacity by 2035, with offshore wind now part of that plan. The government aims to install 5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 120 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2035.