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Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway? Iran could do this and keep its iron grip, no?

by amunozo 3mo ago

alephnerd 3mo ago
> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway 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 [3] and Erdogan aligned. [0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-the-solar-panel-manufacturers-in-europe-and-turkey-3 https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-... [1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate [2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html [3] - https://kalyonpv.com/ https://kalyonpv.com/ [4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-7-milyar-dolarlik-yatirimda-uygulama-asamasina-gecildi/3736775 https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...
- teachrdan 3mo ago
  > 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."
- amunozo 3mo ago
  I did not know, cool info!
  - alephnerd 3mo ago
    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 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649484/middle-east [1] - https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/rebuilding-syria-will-cost-over-200bn-bombs-are-not-helping https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/... [2] - https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-901922 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-901922
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Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway? Iran could do this and keep its iron grip, no?

by amunozo 3mo ago

Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway? Iran could do this and keep its iron grip, no?

> Aren't all these panels coming from China anyway 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 [3] and Erdogan aligned. [0] - https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-the-solar-panel-manufacturers-in-europe-and-turkey-3 https://cw-enerji.com/en/cw-enerji-library/cw-enerji-one-of-... [1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate [2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html [3] - https://kalyonpv.com/ https://kalyonpv.com/ [4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-7-milyar-dolarlik-yatirimda-uygulama-asamasina-gecildi/3736775 https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...

teachrdan 3mo ago
> 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."
amunozo 3mo ago
I did not know, cool info!
- alephnerd 3mo ago
  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 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2649484/middle-east [1] - https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/rebuilding-syria-will-cost-over-200bn-bombs-are-not-helping https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/07/... [2] - https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-901922 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-901922

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