The TFA link works fine for me, while your achive link is unviewable as it wants me to prove i'm human by scanning a QR code with my mobile device. Not sure who you're trying to help
The original link did not work for me. It displayed the article for a couple of seconds and then popup said "register for free to continue reading this article." When I clicked on the popup's 'x', it redirected me to the front page.
Consider that other people have different experiences of things. The TFA link doesn't work for me (it appears to, but then it forces me to register to keep reading) and the archive link just required a standard captcha.
Yeah there's something on almost every roof in Damascus, and Google's imagery is usually fashionably 2-5 years out of date so it's probably even more now.
> 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.
All you had to do was westernize your economy, hand your infrastructure to global capital, and open your markets
Do that, and just like Syria, you'll become "partners"
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-...
If we look at the events at a higher level:
- Israel used to destabilize
- China used to build
It's pretty consistent
And from what i recall, Iran doesn't really trust China as a partner
But yes, generally westernizing works out better for all concerned.
Iran is trying to build grid on atomic powerplants, because solar is frankly not enough nor reliable!