“We are a very small country, we only have generating capacity of 3GW, grid-constraint issues are showing up,” Shukri Halaby, founding board member at Edama, said Wednesday at Intersolar Europe.

“Wind has been demoted because of the spinning reserves required in the grid. Solar is taking more of a role.”

“Obviously the benefits of wind are 24 hours, but the intermittency is an issue,” Halaby says.

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