Morocco has been listed among the Arab countries at the forefront of clean energy production in a recent report from the Global Energy Monitor organization.
The report revealed that countries of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) are building solar and wind energy plants with a collective production capacity of 73 gigawatts, representing a fivefold increase in the region’s current production of renewable energy.
The Global Energy Monitor stated that if these projects are operated according to schedule, the total production of new plants and that of those that are already operational will reach 91% of the Arab League’s total targeted production of renewable energy for 2030.
The report stated that “the accelerated steps of the countries of the region to take the top spot in the production of renewable energy is evidence of these countries’ adoption of a policy aimed at reducing oil consumption as an energy source.”
Together, Morocco, Oman, and Algeria are at the forefront of Arab countries active in this field, with an ambitious plan to produce about 39.7 gigawatts of solar and wind energy projects, which is four times the capacity allocated to natural gas.
According to the report, Morocco is continuing its efforts to remain the top renewables producer in the region, by working to operate a number of solar and wind energy plants with a total capacity of 14.4 gigawatts over the next five years, equivalent to six times its investments in gas energy projects.
The publication also expects that Oman’s electric capacity derived from solar and wind energy projects, whether announced or under construction and development, is 15.3 gigawatts, making it the highest in the region. While the expected capacity to produce electricity from natural gas stations to be built is 0.3 gigawatts, in addition to 0.4 gigawatts of oil.
The report expects that Oman, Morocco, Algeria, Kuwait, and Iraq will top the list of countries that produce the most solar and wind energy in the region in the near future.
As for the countries that currently dominate the list of solar and wind energy producers in the region, the report cites Egypt with 3.5 gigawatts, the United Arab Emirates with 2.6 gigawatts, Morocco with 1.9 gigawatts, Jordan with 1.7 gigawatts, and Saudi Arabia with 0.78 gigawatts.
Global Energy Monitor, a non-profit research organization that publishes data on energy around the world, considers in this recent publication that the Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa have enormous potential to build renewable energy projects in order to reduce oil dependency.
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