Mugwe Manga: Africa’s best energy choice is geothermal
Africa is on a quest to deliver universal energy access and advance green industrialization, but it is still struggling to...
Renewable energy
Contract awarded for 1.5 gigawatt solar plant in UAE
Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has awarded Abu Dhabi’s renewables developer, Masdar, and France’s Engie a development contract to...
Guterres states limiting global warming to 1.5°C is “still possible”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated, in the General Assembly climate summit held on September 24th, that capping global temperature rise...
UN says Africa has potential to become a ‘renewable superpower’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Africa holds the means to become a “renewable superpower”, calling for greater investment...
UK backs out of Morocco-UK renewable power project
The UK government is officially stepping back from talks on the Xlinks Morocco-UK renewable power project, as reported by Yabiladi...
Morocco to invest over 2 billion Dirhams in solar expansion
Morocco is advancing its renewable energy ambitions with over 2 billion dirhams invested in solar infrastructure expansion across ten regions...
Mohamed Adow: Trump’s push on fossil-fuels in Africa must be rejected
President Donald Trump’s administration has recently taken to urging African leaders to burn more planet-heating fossil fuels, and in particular...
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...
Algeria and Germany sign agreement collaborating on energy
On February 6th, Algerian state gas company Sonelgaz and Germany-based Siemens Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) encouraging...
Libya looks to Turkey for renewable energy expertise
Turkey is emerging as a key partner in Libya's aspirations for renewable energy sources, as electricity demand outstrips the North...
Italy pledges €400m for Tunisia’s energy transition in new agreement
Italy and Tunisia have reached a €400m agreement to fund transition to green energy in Tunisia, as partnership grows between...
COP29: Egyptian PM pleads for green energy funds
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has warned the COP29 conference his country’s renewable energy targets will be at “serious risk”...
Saudi message for Moroccan King cements relations
As Morocco steps up its Saudi relations and flirts with autocracy, the country may well assume the same human rights...
Morocco issues massive wind farms tender
Morocco’s renewable energy agency (MASEN) launched a pre-qualification tender for a 400-megawatt wind farms project in the country’s north on...
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...
