Jessica Obeid: MENA’s energy needs demand-side management
Governments around the Middle East and North Africa region are investing billions of dollars in power generation, yet supply is...
Energy
Algeria state oil firm signs deal with China-based Sinopec
Sonatrach, the state oil and gas firm in Algeria said on February 25th that it had signed a contract for...
Eskom announces controlled outages in South Africa
South African power provider Eskom have announced controlled outages, involving cutting around 3,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid due...
South Africa faced with severe power cuts
South Africa's power company Eskom has announced controlled outages, as they cut 3,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid due...
Report says Europe greenwashes energy using North Africa
Greenpeace have reported that European countries are extracting renewable energy from North African countries, particularly Morocco and Egypt, greenwashing their...
Europe accused of greenwashing using North African energy
According to Greenpeace, European countries are extracting renewable energy from North African countries, particularly Egypt and Morocco, in order to...
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh: Africa suffers critically from climate change
Climate change is not just an environmental issue, it is a global crisis with economic, social and security implications. Nowhere...
Algeria and Germany sign energy memorandum of understanding
The state gas company Sonelgaz in Algeria and Siemens Energy in Algeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at...
Libya protestors disrupt oil loading operations
Protesters stopped a tanker from loading oil on January 28th at major oil producer Es Sidra port in Libya, two...
Saudi green mega project in Morocco faces $47m hit
ACWA Power International, a Saudi renewable energy company - which has both wind and solar plants in Morocco - has...
Algeria’s new agreements with Iran isolates Algiers from West
New agreements with Iran have driven another wedge between Algeria and the West, according to Xinhua. The agreements signed by...
Algeria positions itself as leading gas exporter to EU
Algeria’s aspiration of becoming Europe’s primary gas supplier was unearthed during an international summit, according to The Associated Press. The...
Italy’s plan to trade energy for migration curbs with Africa
Italy’s Prime Minister plans to decrease the country’s migrant population whilst increasing energy deals with Africa, according to Reuters. Italian...
Algerian government to pass new electricity law
The Algerian government is in talks about passing a new law on electricity. It is set out to change the...
Fuel shortages and panic buying plague Tunisia
Fuel shortages have caused long lines at petrol stations in Tunisia, with officials accusing the public of panic buying and...
