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Strong, sustainable development

Interview: With its high solar radiation and growing demand for energy, North Africa is set to become a big future solar market. pv magazine spoke with expert Badr Ikken, Director and cofounder of Moroccan-based National Institute IRESEN about the current situation in the region, and its potential.

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05 Sep 2012

Can you provide a brief overview of the current PV market developments in North Africa? There is little installed PV capacity today in North Africa. Nonetheless, we have noticed a strong craze for this technology. Morocco has deployed a large number of PV panels, particularly under the Global Rural Electrification Program (PERG) Framework, launched by …

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