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.
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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.
Economic update | Côte d'Ivoire : Renforcement des capacités de production d'électricité
19 Mar 2013
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.
Articles & Analysis | Up to the challenge: Efforts gain momentum to diversify sources and improve efficiency from The Report: Morocco 2013
Powering economic expansion has always been a tricky balancing act for Morocco, which unlike neighbouring Algeria and Libya does not have extensive deposits of oil and gas from which to draw upon. As a rapidly growing country with only modest energy resources, Morocco’s dependence on external energy sources continued to increase over 2012, with the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mostafa Terrab, Chairman & CEO, OCP Group from The Report: Morocco 2013
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Amina Benkhadra, General Director, National Hydrocarbons and Mining Office (ONHYM) from The Report: Morocco 2013
To what extent is the exploitation of gas resources profitable given current oil prices?