A new solar manufacturing project in the making: State-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization has inked an agreement with Sweden’s Sunshine Pro to establish a joint solar panel manufacturing project, according to a statement. Details on the timeline and the investment ticket were not disclosed. The factory is set to produce 1 GW of solar panels annually under the name Arab-Sewedish Energy Factory (ASEF) and will focus on the Egyptian and African markets.

Localizing solar panels? Localizing the manufacture of PV cells is on the Madboulygovernment’s agenda. We dive into why Egypt should double down on manufacturing solar panels in a Going Green published earlier this year.

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