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Greenpeace Praises Dubai Over Solar Energy Park Milestone
Campaign group Greenpeace has praised Dubai on the completion of the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Julien Jreissati, Arab World campaigner at Greenpeace Mediterranean, said the solar energy park helped bring about the realisation…
Agreement Signed to Build Fask Hydropower Plant in Morocco
Qatar and Morocco are reported to have signed a partnership agreement to build the Fask hydropower plant on the Oued Sayad in Morocco. According to the Ecofin Agency website, the agreement was signed by Qatar’s ambassador to Morocco and Morocco’s…
Shell Agrees Sale of Stake in Vivo Energy to Vitol Africa BV
Shell has signed an agreement with Vitol Africa B.V. to sell its 20% shareholding in Vivo Energy for US$250 million. Completion of this transaction is expected during the first half of 2017, subject to regulatory approval. The sale is in…
Morocco Becomes IEA Association Country, the First for the Middle East and Africa
The International Energy Agency (IEA) welcomed the Kingdom of Morocco as an Association Country recently, deepening the partnership between both parties for a more sustainable and secure energy future. Morocco becomes the latest member of the IEA family and the…
EIB confirms plans to strengthen support for North African renewable energy and energy efficiency
The European Investment Bank today confirmed plans to strengthen support for the Green for Growth Fund to enable new investment in small scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across North Africa, in Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia, as well as…
Morocco Lights the Way for Africa on Renewable Energy
As the host of this year’s COP22 climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco has been keen to demonstrate its green credentials and make this COP the “African COP”. In the past year, Morocco has banned the use of plastic bags,…
Day 1 of Climate Talks: We Must ‘Change the Course of Two Centuries of Carbon-Intense Development’
The UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech kicked off yesterday, just three days after the Paris climate change agreement entered into force. At the opening, Morocco’s Foreign Minister and newly-elected COP22 President Salaheddine Mezouar underscored his country’s willingness to host…