Re:Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model
by teachrdan on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:03PM
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> Turkiye not China in this case.
Not sure if you're referring to Syria or Iran, but the article explictly states that the solar in Syria is coming from China:
"Syria’s high level of solar panels reflects the combination of a broken-down grid during its long civil war, and the sudden rush of cheap China-made panels and batteries."
Re:Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model
by amunozo on Thursday July 09, 2026 @02:52PM
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I did not know, cool info!
Re:Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model
by alephnerd on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:02PM
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Yep. The name of the game right now in MENA is grabbing a chunk of Syria's reconstruction and development business [0] because it's a $200B bonanza [1] that can also now be connected with the IMEC bonanza [2], with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati funds all competing against each other and leveraging EPCs and vendors that they have stakes or partnerships with across MENA, Europe, the US, and Asia.
[0] - https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649484/middle-east
[1] - https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/...
Turkiye not China in this case. Turkiye has a large PV fabrication industry as well [0][1][2][3] and it's Turkish companies that are leading reconstruction with Qatari, Saudi, and Emirati capital [4].
The Turkish company selected for most of these projects (Kalyon Group) is also in the PV fabrication business and Erdogan aligned.
[0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-...
[1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate
[2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html
[3] - https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/08/kalyon-pv-begins-prod...
[4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...