19 October 2017
Morocco's renewables revolution
The kingdom is expanding its use of solar and wind power rapidly through research and innovation, say Badr Ikken General Director of the Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies of Morocco (IRESEN) and Zakaria Naimi, its Director of Photovoltaic and Electric Systems
Today, most of Morocco's energy supply comes from imported fossil fuels. By 2030, the kingdom expects its primary energy demand to triple, from 2008 levels. Electricity demand alone will quadruple. To meet this increasing demand, Morocco implemented a new energy strategy in 2009, aiming to secure its supply, to ensure power was priced competitively and to protect the environment by using local energy resources, including renewables. Morocco, under the leadership of His Majesty the King, Mohammed VI, has committed to increasing the share of renewables in its energy mix to 42% by 2020, then rising to 52% by 2030. For the first time in its history, Morocco will have a share of electricity produ
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