Kaco, among the world’s topfive manufacturers of PV inverters, has signed a memorandum of understanding toestablish a customer support and maintenance centre at AEC’s facility in Riyadh– as well as the “potential to set up” an inverter factory nearby.

The announcement comes lessthan a month after the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) – which is in charge of Saudi Arabia’s solar programme – confirmed itsintention to heavily incentivise the use of locally made content.