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 The UAE and Saudi Arabia (KSA) have emerged as key players in the solar energy sector, with numerous prominent EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) companies leading the development of solar projects in the region. Below is a list of some of the top EPC players in the solar sector in both countries: Top EPC Players in the UAE Solar Sector: ACWA Power A leading developer, investor, and operator of power generation and desalinated water production plants, active in developing solar PV projects across the UAE. Masdar Clean Energy A major renewable energy developer in the UAE, specializing in solar power projects, with a strong track record in both solar PV and CSP. AMEA Power AMEA Power is an emerging player in the renewable energy sector, contributing to utility-scale solar projects in the region. Sterling and Wilson Solar An Indian multinational EPC player with a strong presence in the UAE. The company has been involved in several large-scale solar installations. First Sola

Abstract Solar energy in its raw form may be pollution-free, but manufacturing the devices that get the energy out of light and heat requires metal and other material, requiring mines and smelters, therein causing pollution. Maybe the most exciting thing about solar energy today is not only that the costs continue to drop and efficiencies continue to rise, but that clean solar energy is arriving at last. New technologies allow new methods of manufacturing which pollute much less and often run on solar energy. Solar heating and solar electric systems can now generate thermal and electric energy over their service life up to 100 times the energy input during their manufacture. This ratio; the energy it will produce in its lifetime, compared to the amount of energy input to manufacture and maintain an energy system, has doubled in the last 20 years for most solar technologies. The ratio of energy out vs. energy in for solar systems has become so favorable that the economic and ecologica