Siemens has inaugurated the first Turbine Blade Factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier that was completed for a total cost of $118 million. Built over a surface area of 37,500 square meters, the new factory is the first of its kind in North Africa and the Middle East and will offer 600 jobs […]
Tag: renewables
Morocco at “Forefront of Renewable Revolution”- CSM Says
A “green leader among developing nations” and a country at “the forefront of renewable revolution”, thus the Christian Science Monitor described Morocco as it forges ahead with its ambitious goal to produce more than half of its energy needs by 2030 from clean energy sources. In an article entitled “Inside Morocco’s Renewable Revolution,” the US […]
Morocco ‘Well placed’ to Export Renewables Expertise to Africa – Financial Times
Morocco has comparative advantage in terms of sharing experience and expertise in Africa, notably in renewable energies, an area of excellence in the North African Kingdom, said the Financial Times. In an article by Siona Jenkins titled, Morocco Capitalises on Early Lead in Renewables, the British paper sheds light on the continental leadership of Morocco […]
India’s Sterling & Wilson to Build 170MW Solar Plant in Morocco’s Sahara
Largest Global Solar EPC company, Sterling & Wilson signed a deal with the consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to build a 170MW photovoltaic (PV) facility in Morocco’s southern provinces, the Sahara. The agreement, signed during a ceremony at The UN Climate Summit (COP22) in Marrakech, is part of the Noor PV I program […]



