First Independent Mena Newspaper
Mauritania and France, on Tuesday, November 25, have formalized a preferential loan agreement worth €39.2 million to construct ten solar power plants equipped with storage systems, marking a strategic boost to the country’s clean energy ambitions. Signed in Nouakchott by Mauritanian Economy Minister Abdallahi Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya and France’s Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Nicolas […]
Construction work of the first solar photovoltaic power plant in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, with an installed capacity of 34 megawatts (MWp), was launched Tuesday in the commune of Hjar Nahal, in the Tangier-Assilah prefecture. The GPM1 solar power, developed by the Green Power Morocco Company for an overall investment of about 370 million dirhams […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has just allocated €48.82 million to Burkina Faso for the construction of a solar plant. The funding was allocated in the form of a loan to build a 52 MW power plant as part of the bank’s “Desert to Power 2020-2024” initiative. Upon completion, the plant will provide energy to […]
A newly installed solar power plant in the Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), will reduce Nasser Hospital’s reliance on donated fuel and, by providing life-saving interventions, help build resilience, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The power plant provides clean energy and is expected to save fuel, reduce CO2 emissions by 185 tons, […]
The World Bank Group approved a $45 million loan to the Central African Republic to support the construction of a solar power plant near capital Bangui. The project, to have a capacity of 25 MW, will accelerate the economic development of the country, according to the government. The implementation is scheduled to begin in August […]
Telecoms giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched the country’s first industrial solar power plant near the capital city Harare. The solar power plant has 1,435 panels, a generation capacity of 466 KW and is expected to contribute 780 MwH to the national grid per annum according to Power Africa, a subsidiary of Econet. The solar […]
Jordan is planning to build three solar power plants expected to produce 40 MW of much-needed generating capacity from a clean, reliable domestic resource. These projects will enable the country to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons. Jordan imports over 97 per cent of the energy it consumes, relying disproportionately on natural gas from Egypt and […]