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Strong growth ahead: A solar market outlook for the Middle East

Jun 25, 2021

The Middle East region, and the Gulf in particular, has been home to record low solar tariffs in recent years. Major projects are being awarded via tenders, with prices gradually closing in on a remarkable 1 USDct/kWh. Of course, this is no coincidence due to the... read more

pv magazine, Jan 6, 2018: The weekend read: Solar’s new fertile crescent

Jan 11, 2018

Apricum Senior Consultant James Kurz was interviewed for this article in pv magazine on solar developments in the Middle East, particularly in Jordan and Egypt. Read the full article here. read more

The National, UAE: What Saudi Arabia can learn from Dubai, April 4, 2016

Apr 5, 2016

Apricum Partner Dr. Moritz Borgmann was interviewed by UAE’s The National newspaper for this article on what Saudi Arabia can learn from Dubai in support of its strategy to diversify the economy, with solar as one of its key future industries. Read Saudi Arabia... read more

The National, UAE, Energy industry turns to renewables, Jan 20, 2016

Jan 25, 2016

UAE’s newspaper The National ran this story on the middle east’s move towards renewables, referencing Apricum Senior Advisor Dr. Amer Alswaha. Dr. Alswaha was an expert panelist at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week. You can read the... read more

Utilities Middle East, November 2015: The benefits of PV-hybrid systems

Jan 20, 2016

What are the benefits of PV-hybrid systems for Saudi Arabia? Find out in Florian Mayr’s article published in the “Final Word” column of Utilities Middle East magazine, November 2015. Read the article... read more

Arab Water World, June 2015: Egypt’s solar and wind resources

Jun 4, 2015

An excerpt from Apricum’s renewable energy market briefing for Egypt, quoting Project Manager Martin Mitscher was published in the June 2015 issue of Arab Water World magazine. You can read the article here. To get a comprehensive picture of Egypt’s solar... read more