Morocco is showing the African continent a Renewable Energy pathway out of fossil fuel. Among the countries giving Morocco a good company are Egypt and South Africa, according to TAQA Net, a platform specialized in energy markets. Africa’s trailblazing growth in socio-economic sector has led several countries to further develop solar energy projects, especially at a time when the continent continues to make a leap forward in photovoltaic power generation capacities. Morocco had a target of 37% of renewable capacity by 2020, which it missed, reaching only 20%. However, since then, the country has shown both greater intent and action,…
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The Green Fuel Index report has said that UAE’s renewable energy capacity swelled from a mere 13 MW in 2011 to a huge 2,540 MW at the end of 2020. It is also the first Arab country that has an operational nuclear programme after it had inaugurated the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in April last year. The Green Fuel Index report released by ‘Compare the Market’ – an Australia-based aggregator has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has had the largest increase of renewable energy capacity in the world in the past decade. The report has said that UAE’s…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is bullish on raising the renewable share in its energy mix as it has awarded contracts for two new solar power projects. These projects will make a combined capacity of one gigawatt. Saudi Arabia is world’s largest oil exporter but has a huge target to add 60GW of solar power to the national grid by 2030. In December 2021, the government had announced that it had planned to invest more than $100bn in renewable energy projects to achieve its global commitment. With regards to the two solar power projects, Ministry of Energy has informed that the…
ACEN, the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group, has switched on the first hybrid solar and energy storage project of the Philippines. The pilot 40 MW energy storage project located in Alaminos, Laguna, will allow the company to evaluate opportunities to store energy more effectively across the portfolio of ACEN, with the aim to provide a sustainable and reliable energy source for the Philippines, said an official statement. The 2×20 MW energy storage facility is adjacent to ACEN’s 120 MW Alaminos solar farm, and is configured to help manage internal electricity demands, store electricity when the solar plant is…
Before being on sale formally next year, the world’s first solar automobile that is ready for production has landed in the United Arab Emirates. The Lightyear 0 will run on solar energy, and its creators claim that driving it for months at a time without recharging is possible. Before being on sale formally next year, the world’s first solar car that is ready for production has landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Lightyear 0 will run on solar energy, and its creators claim that driving it for months at a time without recharging is possible. The Sharjah Research,…
Saudi Arabia’s Bin Omairah Holding has planned to increase the export of its solar panels to capitalise on the expanding markets of Europe and Africa. The exports will be done from the company’s factory operational in the Tabuk region. It has also been learnt that the company has plans to open another plant for solar panels within the next two or three years that will have twice as much production capacity. The currently operational plant in Tabuk is known as Masdar Solar, which the company opened in November last year in north-western Saudi Arabia. This facility has a capacity of 150…
India’s largest power producer and state-owned NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) for mutual cooperation in the renewable energy sector. A statement by the Ministry of Power reads that the agreement was signed during the 17th CII EXIM conclave on India-Africa growth partnership in New Delhi from 9th-20th July, 2022. Several African countries turned up at the event to deliberate on how to make the respective countries attractive for investment from across India in as many sectors as possible. Following a number of discussions between both NTPC Ltd and Masen, the MoU…
US storage major Fluence has started commercial operations at the first project of its storage projects totaling 470 MW/470 MWh for power firm SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGPH) in the Philippines. The battery will provide ancillary services to the power grid. Located in Kabankalan in the Philippines’ Negros Occidental region, the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is under direct control of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. The grid operator will use the system for Automatic Generation Control (AGC), to provide ancillary services including frequency regulation, voltage control and reactive power management. For the Philippines, an island nation comprising…
South Korean President Moon Jae-in held talks with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and agreed to work together in areas related to the hydrogen economy. After holding the talks at the Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh, the two nations signed preliminary deals to jointly develop green hydrogen, which is produced from renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind, and jointly build a hydrogen ecosystem, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a statement by Moon’s office. Under the deals, South Korea can secure a supply of carbon-neutral hydrogen and ammonia from Saudi Arabia. In return, Seoul…
Dubai wants to produce 25% of its power from renewable sources by 2030 and take it to 100% by 2050. The city added 700 MW of renewable energy recently, taking its total RE capacity to 1.62 GW. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has said that Dubai will increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix of the city to 14% by the end of this year (2022). He said that the new target is aimed at increasing the sustainability efforts of the state. The Managing Director…