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Morocco fixes Noor Ouarzazate III solar plant after breakdown

The Moroccan agency for sustainable energy MASEN said it has switched on Noor Ouarzazate III solar plant after a 14-month breakdown. The breakdown highlights the dysfunctions with the CSP technology used in the plant which has experienced recurrent breakdowns. The 150-megawatt plant had shut down in February 2024 after a storage breakdown that the operating […]

Burkina Faso not planning to hire Russia’s Wagner mercenaries like Mali

Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group to fight militants in the country, US under secretary for political affairs Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday (26 October). Western powers have expressed a concern that Burkina Faso might follow the lead of […]

ENI starts oil and gas production offshore Côte d’Ivoire

Italian energy giant ENI started phase 2 of oil and gas production in the offshore Balaine field, which helps Côte d’Ivoire consolidate its role as a producing country on the global energy scenario, strengthening access to energy on a national scale. “Thanks to this milestone, production will reach 60,000 barrels of oil per day and […]