The Algerian Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies recently announced the commissioning of two solar projects totaling 400 MW. The projects include a 200 MW solar capacity in Tendla, El Meghaier province, and a 200 MW solar capacity in El Ghrous, Biskra province. The solar projects are part of the first phase of the 3.2 GW project under the national program to produce 15 GW by 2035. Algeria plans to commission more than 1.4 GW of solar capacity in 2026.

Saudi Arabia’s Al Yamamah Steel Industries signed a SAR126 million ($33.6million) contract to supply steel wind towers for the Yanbu Wind Farm. The agreement was signed on April 15, 2026, with SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co. The contract has a nine-month duration, with deliveries beginning in April 2026. Located in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah province, the Round 4 Yanbu wind project will have a total installed capacity of 700 MW.

Scatec ASA and Aeolus SAS, part of the Toyota Tsusho Group, have commissioned a 60 MW solar project in Tozeur, Tunisia, with retroactive effect from March 4, 2026. The project will supply power to the Tunisian state utility, Société Tunisienne de l’Electricité et du Gaz, under a 30-year power purchase agreement. On January 1, 2026, Scatec commissioned a 60 MW Sidi Bouzid solar project. Cumulatively, Sidi Bouzid and Tozeur are expected to produce approximately 288 GWh of clean electricity annually. Scatec will provide operations and maintenance, and asset management services for the projects.

Oman-based clean energy firm Nafath Renewable Energy commissioned a 6.5 MW on-grid solar project at the GS Inima Barka-5 Desalination Co SAOC water desalination plant. In September 2024, the water desalination facility, owned completely by GS Inima, launched its 100,000 m³/day capacity reverse osmosis-based plant at Barka. At its full operational capacity, the new solar project will supply up to 11% of the Barka 5 desalination plant’s energy needs until 2044.