Abstract : The urge to introduce renewable energy sources along with the conventional sources is highly increasing by the time. This is witnessed through the installed solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants around the world including the most recent Benban solar park-Aswan-Egypt. However, some challenges still hinder renewable energy projects from being widely applicable. The most serious challenges on spot are soiling, followed by temperature rise. This paper aimed at studying the PV panel performance on ap