China Muscles In on Middle East Renewables With Alcazar Deal

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Deal may be springboard for more Chinese projects in region

A solar power plant co-owned by Longi Green Energy Technology and China Three Gorges in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, China. — A solar power plant co-owned by Longi Green Energy Technology and China Three Gorges in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, China.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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By Nicolas Parasie

August 23, 2021 at 5:11 AM UTC

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August 23, 2021 at 8:34 AM UTC

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China is making one of its biggest pushes yet into Middle Eastern renewable energy.