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$6bn investment opportunity in wind and solar to 2018: EFG Hermes
Egypt needs to add about 8GW of renewable power to its energy mix
KarmSolar: The first company to receive permission to sell solar power
The Ministry of Electricity handled the process cooperatively, says KarmSolar CEO
Could Morocco’s megaplant revive dreams of Saharan solar?
AfDB to provide electricity for 33.7 million people in Africa in 2014–2018
Overcoming Africa’s energy deficits will require investments of more than $60bn every year until 2040, report read
Solar electricity: Contributing to grid stability
By Ahmed S. Nada, First Solar Governments, utility companies and private enterprises around the world have rapidly been embracing the potential to tap into our most abundant energy resource – the sun – and for good reason: the amount of sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface every six minutes is sufficient to produce more electricity …
Desalination and the solar solution
By Ahmed S. Nada Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, the late Richard Smalley, once ranked the “top 10 problems of humanity for the next 50 years”. Interestingly, energy and water came in first and second on that list. His rationale for energy featuring at the top was that most, if not all, of the other problems …
Opportunities, challenges for investment in Egypt’s renewable energy sector
‘Invest in Egypt 2014’ conference kicks off in Abu Dhabi, amid speculation on the country’s potential for green energy
Reducing energy subsidies is ‘good’ but may raise prices: Egyptian Steel chairman
Investors welcome the move to reduce energy subsidies, but ask government to protect the poor from expected price jumps through social programmes
Ministry of Housing invests in solar power to counterbalance electricity shortages
The government “will not be able to prevent electrical power cuts,” but promises to reduce energy consumption
$500m to be used for importing petroleum products
The Electricity Ministry would first make available $200m in funds in order to purchase and distribute 400,000 tonnes of mazut fuel oil as part of a strategic reserve for the country’s electricity stations.
Rebel economy wrap
Lost in translation: energy subsidies
Renewable energy solutions company to trade in NILEX
ARES to trade 10% of its shares in NILEX