MENA Brief
Welcome to the MENA Solar Brief Newsletter 
January 12,  2014 - Issue 1401
Serving the solar energy market in the GCC / MENA region.

* SASIA in the News
* Regional & Global Solar News 
* Project Leads & Updates
* Solar Technology Focus
* Solar Investing & Project Finance
* Conferences & Exhibition
 
SASIA  in the News:  
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News, job postings, upcoming events, solar reports and more.

Greetings and Happy New Year

SASIA Chairman, Abdulmohsin Al Shoaibi began the New Year on the cover of Forbes Middle East.

"Leaders Inspiring A Kingdom in the Business World" Forbes Middle East selects SASIA Chairman and DarSolar Managing Partner.   Whilst corporate powerhouses form a solid
pillar of the Kingdom¹s economic success, it is the visionary self-starters who have the power to initiate change and contribute to the Saudi Arabia of tomorrow.

SASIA Chairman presented Solar Lifetime Achievement Award by MESIA. Mr. Abdulmohsen Al Shoaebi, Managing Partner of Riyadh-based Dar Solar and the Chairman of the Saudi Arabia Solar Industry Association (SASIA) has been a guiding light in the region's solar industry for the past 20 years.

 

Upcoming Events:     

 

SASIA hosted eight  (8) events in 2013.  Check out the upcoming events in 2014.  


Jan. 20, 2014 - WFES VIP Reception hosted by SASIA, EuPD, Solar GCC Alliance - "The Path to Solar Wealth in the GCC - Effective Brand-Building"

 

 

  Eversheds 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Feb. 11 -13, 2013   Solar Middle East Exhibition & Conference -

SASIA & Solar GCC Alliance  Exhibit -
SASIA Booth #MF27  

 

    

- Conference & Exhibition  

 

 

 

 

Photo Gallery from Nov. 2013 SASIA - Solarplaza 1st Solar PV Trade Mission & Conference    

 

2013 Desert Solar - Press Summary    

 

 

- Trade Mission   

 

 

 

 


 

 Join the Solar GCC Linkedin Group

The SolarGCC exists to encourage each of its affiliate countries to pursue solar independent solar development, while simultaneously providing an  infrastructure for international collaboration. 

 

SASIA logo final April 28, 2013
SASIA 2014 - Membership Application   

 

Members include:  SunPower , SMA , Canadian Solar Middle East, SkyPower Global, TSMC, ERADA Advanced Projects Co. Ltd. , Soitec Solar, First Solar, Hilti, Activ Solar, Air Liquide ,Shoals Technologies Group, Eversheds, Kaneka, Empower, Amonix, KFB Group, Abengoa,Desert Technologies, Polysilicon Technology Company, Dar Solar, Enel Green Power, Latham & Watkins, Life Energy, Celestica, GT Advanced Technologies, Meyer Burger, Yingli, Irolli,

For more information contact:    

Email: info@saudi-sia.com  

Website:  www.saudi-sia.com (English)  www.saudi-sia.com/ar/  (Arabic)

 

Solar Energy News Summary: 

Top Stories

     * Saudi Arabia - Joint Saudi-German Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Workshop on November the 20th in Riyadh. - Event summary & presentations
     * Saudi Arabia - Saudi reveals plans for its first power plant using CSP to supply to the grid         * Saudi Arabia - SASIA member Clifford Chance becomes first international law firm to establish a partnership in Saudi Arabia

 

    * UAE - The first "World Green Economy Summit" will be held on April 15 and 16 in conjunction with WETEX 2014, the water, energy and environment technologies exhibition
Upcoming Solar Energy Events, Exhibitions & Conferences   

2014 Calendar:

January 20-22      World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
January 27-28      SolarTech Turkey 2014 Turkish Energy Week, Istanbul, Turkey
January 28           Eversheds - Saudi Renewables Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
February 11-13    Solar Middle East Exhibition & Conference, Dubai, U.A.E.
April 14-16           WETEX 2014 , Dubai, U.A.E.
April 23-24           Sub-Sahara Solar Conference, Accra, Ghana
May 6-7               MENASOL 2014, Dubai, UAE
May 5-6               2nd Annual Digital Grids and Smart Cities Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
May 5-6               Africa Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Durban, RSA
May 13-15           Solartech Indonesia 2014, Jakarta, Indonesia
May 20-22           SNEC 8th (2014) International Photovoltaic Power  Shanghai, China
May 27-29           Gulf Environment & Sustainable Development Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
June 2-6              Intersolar Europe Conference & Exhibition, Munich, Germany
June 9-14            Building Solar China (BSC), Conference and Exhibition Guangzhou, China
September 6-9    Cairo Energy International Conference and Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt
September 14-18  2nd Annual Saudi Solar PV Trade Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 17-18   The Solar Future of Saudi Arabia, Conference & Exhibition, Riyadh, KSA
September 22-25  EU PVSEC 2014 Conference & Exhibition , Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 24-25  Powering MENA Summit, Amman, Jordan
October 20-23       Solar Power International 14 - Las Vegas, Nevada

Featured Event:   
WFES 2014

  We are delighted to invite you to visit the 7th World Future Energy Summit (WFES), 20-22 January, 10 am to 6 pm in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre hosted by Masdar and part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.  

 -  More information - click here  
MENA Solar Brief 
Editor:  Browning Rockwell
Email: browningr@horizoninc.com