Morocco gears up for green hydrogen push in disputed Western Sahara

The first round of land allocations in Morocco''s green hydrogen investment process may soon be completed and is likely to include substantial areas in the contested territory of Western Sahara. African Energy has identified projects requiring the installation of at least 72GW of wind and solar generation, and more are likely to follow.

Western Sahara Resource Watch

Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) today publishes a report exposing all existing and planned renewable energy projects in occupied Western Sahara. Download the report (6 Mb).

Economy of Western Sahara

The US-based firm Kosmos Energy began a contract to explore offshore from Western Sahara in 2013, prompting criticism from activist groups such as Western Sahara Resource Watch. [6] Desertec, a Munich-based solar energy company, declined to place a plant in Western Sahara for "reputational reasons." [13]

Morocco: Another renewable energy project in

The initial stages of another renewable energy project has been launched in the disputed Western Sahara region, which is under the control of Morocco. The Janassim project recently launched its measuring campaign

Western Sahara Resource Watch

The Chinese company Envision Energy is going to supply Engie with the windmill components for its controversial windfarm near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara. 22 May 2023 Photo: In the horizon lies one of the

Western Sahara Resource Watch

At that time, the deadline had been postponed 6 times this year, as reported by Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW). The project entails a 1,400 km-long transmission line that will connect Dakhla, located along the mid-coast of occupied Western Sahara, to Casablanca, Morocco''s largest city and its economic and business centre.

Western Sahara Resource Watch

Western Sahara Resource Watch has today launched a report detailing how Morocco intends to build over 1000 MW (megawatts) of renewable energy plants in Western Sahara, a territory that Morocco partially occupies.

How renewables corporations are exploiting the Global South

Saudi companies too are implicated in the entrenchment of the occupation of Western Sahara through the development of renewable energy. In November 2016, at the time of the COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh, the partially state-owned Saudi company ACWA Power – which also has renewable interests in Kazakhstan, South Africa and the UAE

TAQA Leads Ambitious $10 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Western Sahara

Abu Dhabi''s national energy company, TAQA, is embarking on a significant venture with a planned investment of 100 billion Moroccan dirhams, equivalent to a substantial $10 billion. This substantial financial commitment is earmarked for a colossal 6-gigawatt (GW) green h2 project, underscoring the growing global interest in sustainable energy

Economy of Western Sahara

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Fishing and oil exploration contracts concerning Western Sahara are sources of political tension. In 2015, a European court invalidated a trade deal between the European Union (EU) and Morocco that involved Western Sahara, prompting a diplomatic backlash from Morocco. In 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that a fishing treaty between the EU and the Moroccan government did not include fishing grounds off the coast of Western Sahara. In April 2010, the

Morocco: Another renewable energy project in Western Sahara

The initial stages of another renewable energy project has been launched in the disputed Western Sahara region, which is under the control of Morocco. The Janassim project recently launched its measuring campaign of solar and wind energy potential.

ACHRS Statement: Companies'' Greed Perpetuates Occupation of Western Sahara

Since Morocco announced the ''National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Plan'' in 2008, European companies are involved in Moroccan renewable energy projects on the occupied territories of Western Sahara. Through these projects, Morocco perpetuates its illegal occupation.

Western Sahara Resource Watch

The Chinese company Envision Energy is going to supply Engie with the windmill components for its controversial windfarm near Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara. 22 May 2023 Photo: In the horizon lies one of the plantations of ''Les Domaines Agricoles'' (ex-Domaines Royaux), near Dakhla, occupied Western Sahara.