
The weekend read: Solar’s new fertile crescent, PV Magazine, 7th January 2018
The weekend read: Solar’s new fertile crescent, PV Magazine, 7th January 2018 Middle Eastern PV: The Jordanian solar sector of has enjoyed near-constant growth in recent years, proving that it is a market founded on a sustainable and reliable base. Investors have been wondering for a few years whether Egypt can follow Jordan’s example successfully, and the signs are good that 2018 will prove to be a strong year for Egypt’s solar development. pv magazine explains the forces driving this optimism. In many ways, Egypt over the last couple of years has purposefully tried to copy Jordan’s solar energy policy success. In October 2014, for example, Egypt announced a feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme that was specifically designed to attract international investors to develop solar farms in the country. However, while…