Chinese manufacturers BYD and Sungrow have secured contracts totalling nearly 19 gigawatt-hours for Abu Dhabi clean energy company Masdar's round-the-clock solar-storage project. Concurrently, Gotion High-Tech obtained a 6 gigawatt-hour battery storage order in Saudi Arabia as Chinese suppliers adapt to strict high-temperature performance requirements.
Chinese energy storage suppliers BYD and Sungrow have split battery storage contracts totaling nearly 19 GWh for UAE clean energy firm Masdar. BYD will supply 11.275 GWh of Epic Energy Storage systems, while Sungrow will deliver 7.5 GWh of liquid-cooling storage and 2.6 GW inverters.
The 28th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2026) concluded in Dubai, hosting 13 international pavilions with significant participation from China. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, noted the event's support for the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategic Initiative amid bilateral trade reaching AED 180.7 billion.
At the 28th WETEX in Dubai, Schneider Electric shared findings from an IDC white paper on the adoption of SF₆-free medium-voltage switchgear. The research shows 14% of Middle East organisations have begun transitioning away from SF₆, with 99% anticipating regulation within five years. Globally, 73% of buyers indicated utility guidance directs their equipment procurement choices.
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