Egypt KarmSolar secures $3 million from HSBC to fuel Farafra Solar Grid Egypt-based cleantech KarmSolar has received $3 million (EGP83 million) in debt financing from HSBC to finance the development of its... News • 10 January, 2023 KarmSolar solar energy Farafra Solar Grid
U.A.E Yellow Door Energy raises $400 million in equity investment UAE-based cleantech Yellow Door Energy has raised $400 million in an equity raise provided by Actis, with participation from existing... News • 12 October, 2022 Yellow Door Energy solar energy Sustainability
Egypt KarmSolar secures $2.4 million funding from QNB ALAHLI Egypt-based cleantech KarmSolar has secured $2.4 million in funding from Qatar National Bank ALAHLI (QNB ALAHLI), as part of... News • 23 October, 2022 KarmSolar solar energy QNB ALAHLI
Egypt KarmSolar announces new minority stake round Egypt-based solar energy company KarmSolar, has initiated a round of capital increase, supported by US-based Synergy Consulting as the... News • 29 August, 2022 KarmSolar solar energy Synergy Consulting
Iraq Iraq's greentech KESK solar raises six-figure Seed round Iraq-based greentech startup KESK solar has raised a six-figure seed funding round from Euphrates Venture Capital Fund. The investment... News • 27 September, 2021 solar energy greentech KESK solar
U.A.E Pawame raises $2.5 million, prepares for $5 million Series A UAE-based solar energy startup aimed at off-grid communities in sub-Saharan African countries Pawame, has raised $1.7 million in grants.... News • 06 June, 2021 Pawame solar energy Series A
Jordan Solar energy for clean water Have you ever wondered from where astronauts get their drinking water? They reclaim 93 percent of their waste water stored on their space... Tala El Issa • 11 January, 2017 solar energy clean water drinking water
Egypt Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator? The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation.... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2016 Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia
Egypt Can an underground free market save Egypt solar? As Egypt’s plans for a large-scale renewable energy industry have disintegrated over the last year, small operators have quietly... Rachel Williamson • 25 November, 2016 Egypt challenge 22 solar energy
Jordan 300 days of sunlight a year: a look at Jordan's solar sector Jordan’s latest solar energy deal with a UAE company marks the largest power plant to be built on Jordanian soil. The deal, along... Tala El Issa • 28 November, 2016 solar energy Jordan Solar panels
Pakistan Making money from Pakistan’s darkness This article is the second in a series on solar energy in Pakistan. You can read the first article here. Imagine yourself living tens,... Rachel Williamson • 26 September, 2016 pakistan solar energy Nizam Energy
Lebanon Powering up your beach experience Growing up in a country that sits along the Mediterranean coast, the beach is staple in the country’s summer activities. For many,... Dana Ballout • 14 September, 2016 Beachill lebanon solar energy
Saudi Arabia Can solar startups survive in Saudi? [Video] Saudi is one of the top two markets entrepreneurs want to scale into, but being a primarily oil-based economy it may or may not be right... Rachel Williamson • 09 August, 2016 KAUST solar energy Saudi Arabia
Egypt Karmsolar gives solar power to the people In Karmsolar’s office on the posh Cairene island of Zamalek the company’s mission statement, to become the most innovative... Eduard Cousin • 20 July, 2016 KarmSolar solar energy Juhayna
Maghreb How is this startup bootstrapping solar and water solutions? Alto Solution has entered the tough B2B market for energy and water products. (Image via Alto Solution) How can we continue humanity’s d... Aline Mayard • 22 May, 2016 renewables solar desalination desalination
U.A.E Solar solution for saltwater stress MENA is the most water-stressed region in the world. The top sixteen countries in the world facing shortages of renewable water supplies... Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2015 Desolenator solar desalination desalination
Regional Supercharging the new energy order [part 2] This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the... Rachel Williamson • 19 July, 2015 batteries energy24 renewable energy
Egypt Getting kids into science? Egyptian entrepreneur uses solar energy cars [Video] Teaching science to children can be a very challenging job. Not only do you need their full attention, but lessons need to be fun in order... Reine Farhat • 23 July, 2015 DIY Solar panels solar energy
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but... Reine Farhat • 09 July, 2015 Solar panels solar energy clean tech
Saudi Arabia High-tech startups to get up to $2M from new Saudi fund Since 2010 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has invested in more than 30 projects through its Seed Fund. These cash... Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2015 WATER fund solar energy
Egypt KarmSolar signs first on-grid solar deal KarmSolar is stepping into Egypt’s challenging grid-connected electricity market after signing a 27-year deal with Egypt’s... Rachel Williamson • 24 June, 2015 PV KarmSolar solar energy
Egypt Sun shines on Egypt's solar startups Sarah Mousa eyed the small boys, vigorously hacking at each other with sticks in the narrow backstreet of Cairo’s Al Darb Al Ahmar... Rachel Williamson • 30 April, 2015 MEMakers Roundup solar energy
'Lebanon can become like Singapore,' says Lebanese-American energy executive Ahmad Chatila When Ahmad Chatila graduated high school in Lebanon in the mid-1980s, the country was embroiled in its bloody civil war. After emigrating... Anwar Aridi • 27 July, 2014 solar energy lebanon Diaspora
Global The future of everything: tech of 2016 [Infographic] The technology you hear about everyday - artificially intelligent robots, self driving cars - are just the tip of science these... Rachel Williamson • 30 June, 2016 Systems Metabolic Engineering open AI perovskite