Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and Central Energy Fund of South Africa have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a 100MW Redstone concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plant in South Africa?s Northern Cape Province
Renewables
ACWA Power inaugurates 120MW Khalladi wind farm in Morocco
ACWA Power has inaugurated its 120MW Khalladi wind farm in Tangiers, which will supply clean power to a number of large industrial companies, mainly operating in the cement sector in Morocco at competitive prices
?1.45 GW of solar energy to be linked to Egypt?s electricity grid in Q1 2019?
About 1.45 GW of solar energy from power plants at Benban in Aswan Governorate will be linked to Egypt?s national electricity network during Q1 2019, an official source at the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said
?Abundant solar potential in North Africa?
Recent reports are rife with the increasing number of solar projects in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. Besides, each country is competing with the other to build the biggest solar park in the world. Technical Review Middle East speaks with Gurmeet Kaur, Marketing & Communication Director at Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA), to understand if the countries have the support to fulfil their expectations