North Africa’s leading experts debate the future of renewable energy development in the Maghreb

March 20, 2013 - PRLog -- North Africa’s leading experts debate the future of renewable energy development in the Maghreb

Experts to join webinar speaking panel ahead of the Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress

With the increased renewable energy activity taking place in the Maghreb Region in 2012, including the Ouarzazate tender and the 850MW Wind Power tender, the award winning organisers of the Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prospectus&sEventCode=MREC&sSessionID=09261c22c45d9a38adffc84f46b39ab8-19038389&sDocument=Introduction) will be holding a thought provoking webinar on the development of renewable energy in North Africa.

The webinar, which takes place on Tuesday 23 April 2013 at 3pm-4pm (Rabat time) and is COMPLETELY FREE, will bring together leading renewable energy experts to discuss current projects, their financial requirements and economic impacts.

Key topics to be discussed include:

Unlocking climate finance: evaluating the current financial situation to determine how much more is required to reach current renewable energy generation targets
How can solar energy act as a creator of sustainable jobs in the Maghreb?
Reviewing the progress of the 300 MW Tarfaya wind farm and exploring the possibility of Morocco generating 2,000 MW from wind power by 2020

To register, just click here (https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/304375934)

The webinar is held ahead of the Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prosp...) (21-22 May 2013, Rabat, Morocco).

The congress will be opened by Abderrahim El Hafidi, Director of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment and Mustapha Bakkoury, President, MASEN, who will provide a public update of progress of bids, and will be attended by a large number of participating developers and EPC consortia as well as financiers active in the region, ministers and governmental representatives. With EPCs looking to procure part of their projects locally, 2013 will also see increased representation from the Moroccan and North African supply base crucial to ensuring the aims of economic development are met.

For more information on the congress please click here.

Webinar information:

Delivering renewable energy across the Maghreb
Interactive discussion session between listeners and speakers
RabatTime: 3PM – 4PM (GMT + 0 hours)
Click here to register.

About the Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prospectus&sEventCode=MREC&sSessionID=09261c22c45d9a38adffc84f46b39ab8-19038389&sDocument=Introduction)

The Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress combines two highly successful events:
The 4th Annual Solar Maghreb (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prosp...), the most established solar congress in the region and The 2nd Annual Wind Maghreb, (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com/EF/?sSubSystem=Prospectus&sEventCode=WE1305MA&sSessionID=8f2d8efc566f690a6f8658c3d2e0f4cd-16691990) North Africa's only wind focused industry event.

Press passes are available, for more information please contact:

Amber Williams

Marketing Manager – Global Solar Markets
Amber.Williams@greenpowerconferences.co.uk, + 44 203 3554219

About Green Power Conferences

Green Power Conferences (http://www.greenpowerconferences.com) is the market leader in renewable energy conferences. Since 2003, over 15,000 delegates have attended more than 300 conferences, exhibitions, workshops and training courses providing strategic business intelligence to the renewable energy and sustainability industries. Green Power’s expertise lies in producing high quality, interactive events that provide ample networking opportunities for delegates, sponsors and partners. More information and a full list of current conferences is available at: www.greenpowerconferences.com.