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alephnerdtoday at 3:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

> 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-...

[1] - https://www.kivancsolar.com/en/corporate

[2] - https://smartsolar.com.tr/en/hakkimizda.html

[3] - https://kalyonpv.com/

[4] - https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/ekonomi/suriyenin-enerji-sektorune-...


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teachrdantoday at 6:03 PM

> 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."

amunozotoday at 6:52 PM

I did not know, cool info!

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