UN envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams briefing Security Council

Libya: Energy Strategy and the Renewable Energy Potential

A study led by Nottingham Trent University’s School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment found that Libya could generate enough renewable power to meet its own demand and a “significant part of the world energy demand by exporting electricity”. The study declared that Libya has an average daily solar radiation rate of about 7.1 […]

Morocco: WB supports Casablanca’s rail projects with $350 Mln funding

The World Bank has approved a $350 million financing package for the Greater Casablanca Mobility & Logistics Hub, which aims to improve services for passenger railways in the Greater Casablanca area. The funding will also support Morocco’s national railway operator – Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) – in managing and expanding railway infrastructure. […]

IFC lends OCP 100 mln euros to build four solar plants

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), an offshoot of the World Bank, agreed to lend Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers giant OCP 100 million euros to fund the building of four solar plants, the two parties said. The agreement was announced during the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington DC. The green loan will […]