Middle East & Africa
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Analysis - Siemens criticised over Western Sahara project
MOROCCO: There is a steady shift in the global wind market away from a narrow focus on its core markets of North America and western Europe to a truly global industry spread across many countries and continents.
Analysis - Fingers crossed after SA regulator loan refusal
SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa's wind sector is hoping the country's wind tender contracts will be honoured after the regulator refused utility Eskom the steep tariff hike it requested in part to finance the renewable energy procurement programme (REIPPP).
Analysis - Financing Saudi Arabia's wind energy plan
SAUDI ARABIA: The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has an ambitious plan to create 54GW of renewable energy, 9GW of this wind, by 2032.
Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia only country to put steel in the ground
SUB SAHARAN AFRICA: While some good news came out of South Africa and Ethiopia, progress in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 remained patchy.
Middle East & Africa news
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South Africa Eskom hands Siemens 100MW deal
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South Africa South Africa to sign off second REIPPP tender
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia announces wind energy plans
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Morocco GDF goes ahead with 300MW Morocco project
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Israel Israel approves 120MW in Golan Heights
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South Africa South Africa's third renewables round delayed
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Nigeria Wind engineer kidnapped by Islamist group
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Tanzania IFC finances Tanzania project
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Jordan Jordan resumes wind power development process
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Israel Israel to repower Golan Heights wind farm
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South Africa Vestas wins in South Africa
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Turkey Nordex wins 45MW order for Turkey
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South Africa Developers sign PPAs for first round projects after delays
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Morocco Morocco shortlists candidates for 850MW
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South Africa Vestas wins 67MW South Africa turbine deal
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Ireland Mainstream starts work on South African wind and solar projects
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China Sany to supply 153MW to Ethiopian project
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Turkey GE wins 96MW deal in Turkey
Market Status Reports
Middle East & North Africa - Political events bring delays but offer hope
NORTHERN AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST: Political and social unrest rocked much of the Middle East and north Africa in 2011, putting projects on hold and raising concerns for future investment. While a few countries did see progress, unrest still haunts much of the region. A lot will now depend on how quickly these countries manage to regain stability and restore confidence.
Sub-Saharan Africa - New players join the world of wind
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: The year ahead should be busy in sub-Saharan Africa after significant progress was made in 2011, most notably with project tenders in South Africa, but also installations in Ethiopia and Cape Verde. Projects also made strides ahead in Nigeria, Mauritania and Kenya. In many other countries barriers such as the lack of a regulatory framework and reliable wind data continue to hamper development.
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