The announcement of a 15-megawatt solar power project in Nouakchott has been announced by Masdar. The project will satisfy 10% of the country’s electricity capacity and will provide an annual demand growth in the country, estimated to be at a rate of 12% in 2012. Mauritania has abundant renewable resources in the form of both [...]
Desertec is the association of 57 partners from 16 countries which defines itself as the world’s biggest solar power. For three years now, Desertec has been working on an agreement to build a 500 Megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Morocco. The plan is to feed power to European countries by underwater cables coming from [...]
Morocco has received a loan from the African Development Bank to be invested in its renewable energy programs. The 800 million dollar loan will allow the country to develop a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant located in the southern town of Ouarzazate and its Integrated Wind/Hydro and Rural Electrification Program according to a statement released [...]
Millions of Africans are still off the electricity grid despite the efforts made by governments, international financial organizations and NGOs because of the high costs of traditional power conveyance, infrastructure and supply. Now, solar energy may be the magical solution that will enable to enlighten the nights of millions of Africans and improve their lives. [...]
Projects to develop solar power will be launched in several countries in West and Central Africa, a region where limited supply of electricity is one of the major challenges for growth. The projects will be carried out under an agreement signed between IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Scatec Solar, a Norwegian [...]
The Swiss-solar-powered plane “Solar Impulse” has “successfully” touched down in Morocco’s capital airport Tuesday evening, making aviation history through its first world intercontinental flight, showing the potential of solar aviation. This experimental aircraft, designed by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, landed in Morocco at 23:30 local time after a flight lasting 19 hours/08 min. It [...]
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