Category: Energy

Sub-Saharan Africa: Investment in renewables needs to increase five-fold to meet COP28 goals

February 19, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa’s investment in renewable energy needs to be boosted five-fold to meet the commitment of increasing global clean energy capacity to 11,500 gigawatts by ... Read More

Avoiding ‘resource curse’: why Africans benefit little from big oil and gas finds

February 15, 2024

Senegal joins other African countries like Nigeria or Namibia that have struggled to manage their oil and gas resources discovered in recent years for the ... Read More

German fund earmarks €270M to enhance hydrogen production in several countries, including Morocco

February 14, 2024

Germany’s Power-to-X Development Fund has unveiled a significant €270 million grant opportunity aimed at enhancing hydrogen production in select countries, including Morocco, South Africa, Kenya, ... Read More

Lobito corridor: West’s bid against China’s BRI and its grip on African ore

February 12, 2024

With the support from the European Union and the United States, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia hope soon to realize their ambitious ... Read More

Morocco’s pioneering role in green energy sector highlighted by US news outlet

February 7, 2024

Morocco’s pioneering role and exemplary record in the sector of green energy have been highlighted by US news website "RealClear Defense" which pointed out that ... Read More

Morocco’s central bank alerts to climate change impact on monetary policy

February 2, 2024

Central Bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri warned of the impact of climate change on monetary policy and said the bank was working with the government on ... Read More

Chinese wind turbine developer Aeolon to open up its first international plant in Nador

February 1, 2024

Chinese company Aeolon, specializing in the production of next-generation wind turbine blades, announced the beginning of the construction works of its first overseas plant in ... Read More

ONEE, Nareva and GE Vernova sign MOU to decarbonize Laâyoune power plant

January 31, 2024

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water (ONEE) has partnered with GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Nareva to decarbonize Laâyoune Power Plant, which ... Read More

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

January 30, 2024

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 ... Read More

ECOWAS: Withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso & Niger from African Bloc Kills Algeria-Nigeria Pipeline Project

January 29, 2024

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dealing a hard blow to France and ... Read More