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> 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 T

> 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

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