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North Africa picks up pace on renewables

Algeria, Libya and Tunisia are looking to free up fossil fuels for export

Algeria, Libya and Tunisia have installed a total of barely 500MW of solar and wind capacity, despite ample renewable energy resources, but are now attempting to accelerate deployment. Libya—which had just 6MW of renewables onstream at the end of 2021—revised its development strategy last year, after a ceasefire in late 2020 appeared to herald the end of a decade-long civil conflict. The Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (Reaol) unveiled plans to install c.5GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 through a combination of state and private investment, facilitated by legislative and institutional changes. The shift to renewables to meet domestic demand could unlock fossil fuel resources for ex

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