Egypt laid the foundation stone for the Atum Solar manufacturing complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, a $210 million project being developed by a consortium of partners from China, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt. Located in the TEDA industrial zone, the facility will have an annual capacity of 2 GW each for solar cell and solar module manufacturing. The consortium includes JA Solar (China), Global South Utilities (UAE), Infinity Capital (Bahrain), and AH for Industrial Management and Consulting (Egypt).

AMEA Power, in partnership with Japan’s Kyuden International Corporation and backed by the International Finance Corporation and other global lenders, is advancing a 1,000 MW solar project integrated with a 600 MWh battery energy storage system in Egypt’s Aswan Governorate. With an investment exceeding $700 million, the project will be Africa’s largest single-site renewable energy and battery storage facility once it begins commercial operations in June 2026. The project, jointly owned by AMEA Power (60%) and Kyuden International (40%), is being developed with early construction works already underway to help meet Egypt’s rising electricity demand.

GameChange Solar secured a 1,200 MWp order to supply its Genius Tracker 1P system for the Khulis Solar project in Saudi Arabia, being developed by ACWA Power. Construction of the project is set to begin in December 2025, with commissioning expected by November 2027. The Khulis project will deploy GameChange Solar’s advanced tracker technology featuring SmartStow, PowerBoost, and WeatherSmart systems, designed to ensure high performance and resilience in Saudi Arabia’s extreme climatic conditions, including high winds and intense heat.

Saudi Arabia completed the grid connection of its 7.8 GWh energy storage system projects. The project spans three sites in the southwestern regions of Najran, Khamis Mushait, and Madaya. Sungrow supplied the project with more than 1,500 PowerTitan 2.0 system, completing manufacturing in 58 days. The PowerTitan 2.0 system features an all-in-one AC-DC design that integrates power conversion systems, battery containers, medium-voltage transformers, and ring main units, with factory testing, significantly reducing on-site installation time. The project has an expected annual charge and discharge capacity of 2.2 billion kWh.