Famine Threatens over 6 Million People in Sahel

Nearly 6 million people are struggling to meet their daily food needs as malnutrition affects more than a million children. The food crisis has alarmed the UN aid Chief Mark Lowcock who called for urgent assistance to “avert the worst”. International aid agencies are also warning of a disaster and calling for urgent aid to […]

Kenya: Schneider Electric’s unveiled containerized mobile solar kit

Schneider Electric has unveiled its Kenya-made ‘Villaya Emergency’, a containerized mobile solar microgrid solution designed to be easy to use in any humanitarian emergency. The kit manufactured in Kenya is a system that generates at least 10-kilowatt peak electricity enough to power a village, health center or individual / group areas in refugee camps. The […]

Morocco plans to operate Laayoune’s power plant on green hydrogen

Morocco seeks to make the power plant of Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, operate on green hydrogen instead of heavy fuel as part of its low-carbon goals. In this respect, a Memorandum of understanding was signed by Morocco state-owned water and electricity company ONEE, NAREVA, and GE Vernova to conduct a feasibility […]