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Big month for wind power in Middle East and Africa
Windpower Intelligence identified nearly 300MW of newly operational capacity in the Middle East and Africa last month
Rio Tinto to get power from Madagascar’s first wind project
Mining giant and government joint venture agrees to purchase power from solar, wind and battery storage project
Kenya’s 100MW Kipeto wind farm fully commissioned
Second largest project in the country is delivering full power to the grid and will power a quarter of a million households
CWP plans 30GW wind and solar power-to-x in Mauritania
North African country’s government pledges to accelerate $40 billion project’s permitting and development
Oman plans 25GW renewables-backed green fuels project
Developers plan to use 25GW of solar and wind capacity to produce millions of tonnes of green hydrogen and green ammonia a year
Lekela plans battery storage at wind farm in Senegal
DNV contracted to assess feasibility of 40MW battery energy storage system at West Africa's first utility-scale wind farm
In Depth
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Turkey SGRE ramps up production, but investors seek more clarity
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France France looks to wind for island energy autonomy
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Iran Iran looks at alternative models as sanctions cut off financing
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South Africa Construction activity and new tender rekindle optimism
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Egypt Green light for 250MW Gulf of Suez wind farm started in 2009
Middle East
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Uzbekistan Uzbekistan seals deal for 500MW wind farm
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Egypt Middle East and African installations slow in 2019
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Saudi Arabia Saipem plans 500MW Saudi floating array
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Saudi Arabia Vestas to supply Saudi Arabia's first wind farm
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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia to 'lead Middle Eastern wind power'
Africa
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South Africa South Africa launches 1.6GW onshore wind tender
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South Africa Enel teams up with Qatar fund for African renewables development
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Australia Amazon knocks Google off top spot as 'world's biggest' renewable energy buyer
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Vietnam Emerging markets order more than 1GW of wind turbines in September
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Morocco EDF and Mitsui start work on Moroccan project
