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  • Concentrated Solar Power

    • November 28, 2019
    • Posted by: Alaae Sbai
    • Category: Africa, Blog Category, Economics, Energy, Natural Resources & Energy, North Africa
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    Concentrated Solar Power
    In southern Morocco, on the edge of the Saharan desert, sits one of the world’s most remarkable engineering projects: the Noor Power Plant. This is the second largest solar plant in the world with a total capacity of 510MW and an area that dwarfs the nearby city of Ouarzazate.  However, its staggering size is not
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  • Renewable Energy in the MENA Region

    • December 11, 2015
    • Posted by: admin
    • Category: Africa, Natural Resources & Energy
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    For years, energy has been heavily subsidized in the MENA region. As stated by the IMF, in 2011 energy subsidies represented 8.5 % of GDP and 22 % of government revenue, at a total cost of $240 billion. Moreover, “six of the world’s largest subsidizing countries are found in MENA, led by Kuwait, Iran, Saudi

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