Energy

Des projets ambitieux visant la diversification du bouquet énergétique marocain prennent de l’ampleur avec l’arrivée prochaine dans le sud du pays du deuxième plus grand parc éolien en Afrique.

As evidenced by the constant hum of diesel generators across the country, electricity in Nigeria is a big issue, with low generating capacity having long hampered growth. However, sizable progress has been made over the past month to reverse this trend, with reforms to Nigeria’s power sector underway and efforts to almost double electricity production by the end of 2013 boding well for consumers.

Solar energy looks set to play a growing role in Oman’s energy mix as the Sultanate moves to address the two-fold challenge it faces of meeting rising demand for electricity while reducing state support for the power sector.

The Kingdom is moving toward finalising plans to refurbish its only oil refinery, part of a wider programme that will see the Gulf’s first oil producer increase its focus on value-added downstream activities, rather than depending on its ever-decreasing reserves for revenue.

Portée par la reprise économique, la Côte d'Ivoire a entrepris d'accroître sa production d'hydroélectricité et d'électricité thermique. Pour faire face à la demande en électricité émanant des ménages et de l'industrie, soutenue par l'accroissement de la population et la forte croissance des secteurs secondaire et tertiaire, le pays devra non seulement améliorer la distribution et l'accès au réseau, mais également en augmenter.

Extensive plans to shift the focus of Oman’s oil export capacity away from the crowded Gulf waterways are gathering pace, led by the establishment of the newly-formed Oman Tank Terminal Company which will build, own and operate a huge storage facility positioned along the Sultanate’s eastern coast.