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Morocco Invests 2.3 billion Dirhams to Boost Renewable Energy Use in Agriculture

As part of efforts of bringing renewable’s share in overall electricity generation to 52% by 2030, Morocco has earmarked 2.3 billion dollars to boosting the use of solar energy in agricultural production. This investment is meant to bolster the use of solar energy in water pumping and to curb the consumption of Butane gas, said […]

Morocco’s green hydrogen potential attracts European investors

Morocco’s plans to become a green hydrogen powerhouse are luring European customers including Germany and most recently Netherlands. The Dutch and the Moroccan governments signed a financing deal to look into green hydrogen infrastructure. Germany had integrated Morocco in its H2Uppp program targeting hydrogen projects in developing countries. But the project that is closest to […]

Africa, Middle East install close to 1 GW of wind power in 2018

Africa and the Middle East installed 962 MW of new onshore wind capacity in 2018, up by more than 300 MW from a year earlier, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said Monday. The three countries that led the growth were Egypt with 380 MW, Kenya with 310 MW and Morocco with 120 MW. The […]